Sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here to keep abreast of what's happening in your neighbourhood A man is raising £1,500 to pay for his dog's leg amputation after it was injured in a car accident last month.
Stuart Shepley, from Ashton-under-Lyne, has had his Jack Russell Duke for eight years. Duke was on a lead with Stuart, who was changing the tyres of his car on the way to camping in Wales.
Stuart turned his back and Duke slipped his lead, running into the road and being hit by a car. READ MORE: Sean Lock died from lung cancer after secret battle Duke suffered bruised lungs and a chipped bone on his leg which has not yet healed and now needs to be amputated.
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