A stray dog found in the Romanian countryside with his front legs deliberately chopped off has now been adopted by an Essex pub landlady.

Picture shows 6-year-old stray dog Colin whose Romanian owners cut off his two front legs with his new owner Claire Revis. See Ross Parry copy RPYSTRAY : A dog subjected to horrific abusers who CHOPPED OFF his legs will walk again - thanks to life-changing prosthetics. Mutt Colin was found astray in Romanian countryside with nothing but two stumps for front legs, but thanks to dog-lover Claire Revis he hopes to start a new life in the UK, with a new set of legs.Claire, 48, from Brighouse, West Yorks., found Colin through a friend working with stray dogs in Romania. His front legs had been deliberately amputated and he had been walking on the stumps for what vets think may be months.She said: "He was found in a horrendous state, he'd been walking on bare bones, the skin on his two front legs had come off and he had a lot of infection. "He'd probably lost them months before, the vets said they'd been chopped off deliberately."They have very limited vets facilities out there, and most of them are totally unsanitary. Luckily my friend knew of one in Bacau that was good. rossparry.co.uk / Steven Schofield

The poor stray had been found walking on his bare bones, with the skin of his front two legs worn away and full of infection.

Renamed Colin, the dog has a new lease of life after being transported to his new owner, Claire Revis.

Picture shows 6-year-old stray dog Colin whose Romanian owners cut off his two front legs. Pictured in Romania before being rescued by Claire Revis. See Ross Parry copy RPYSTRAY : A dog subjected to horrific abusers who CHOPPED OFF his legs will walk again - thanks to life-changing prosthetics. Mutt Colin was found astray in Romanian countryside with nothing but two stumps for front legs, but thanks to dog-lover Claire Revis he hopes to start a new life in the UK, with a new set of legs.Claire, 48, from Brighouse, West Yorks., found Colin through a friend working with stray dogs in Romania. His front legs had been deliberately amputated and he had been walking on the stumps for what vets think may be months.She said: "He was found in a horrendous state, he'd been walking on bare bones, the skin on his two front legs had come off and he had a lot of infection. "He'd probably lost them months before, the vets said they'd been chopped off deliberately."They have very limited vets facilities out there, and most of them are totally unsanitary. Luckily my friend knew of one in Bacau that was good. rossparry.co.uk / Steven Schofield

Many stray dogs in Romania are subject to awful torture (Picture: Ross Parry)

He will have to wait another month, however, to receive his specially made artificial legs.

‘It’s so rewarding to see dogs that have been mistreated re-homed to loving families,’ Ms Revis told the Hebden Bridge Times.

‘It will take two or three weeks after he’s fitted with the artificial legs for him to get used to it, just because he won’t know what’s going on.’

Ms Revis has raised £5,000 to transport Colin to Britain, with £3,000 going on his new artificial limbs.

She is hoping to raise more money for the required ongoing care and rehabilitation he would need.

‘People have donated from all over the world to see him come over and get re-homed – I’ve been so overwhelmed by the whole thing,’ she said.

‘It’s really restored my faith in humans.’

Picture shows 6-year-old stray dog Colin whose Romanian owners cut off his two front legs. See Ross Parry copy RPYSTRAY : A dog subjected to horrific abusers who CHOPPED OFF his legs will walk again - thanks to life-changing prosthetics. Mutt Colin was found astray in Romanian countryside with nothing but two stumps for front legs, but thanks to dog-lover Claire Revis he hopes to start a new life in the UK, with a new set of legs.Claire, 48, from Brighouse, West Yorks., found Colin through a friend working with stray dogs in Romania. His front legs had been deliberately amputated and he had been walking on the stumps for what vets think may be months.She said: "He was found in a horrendous state, he'd been walking on bare bones, the skin on his two front legs had come off and he had a lot of infection. "He'd probably lost them months before, the vets said they'd been chopped off deliberately."They have very limited vets facilities out there, and most of them are totally unsanitary. Luckily my friend knew of one in Bacau that was good. rossparry.co.uk / Steven Schofield

On the mend: Colin will soon receive artificial legs (Picture: Ross Parry)