A North Carolina woman who outbid a New York freak show for custody of a five-legged puppy said the dog's extra appendage has been removed. Allyson Siegel, who paid $4,000 for the puppy, Lilly, said the canine underwent a 90-minute surgery Thursday to have the extra leg, which hung limp between her hind legs, removed, the Charlotte Observer reported Friday. There were no complications whatsoever, Siegel said.

A Charlotte, N.C., woman saus she paid $4,000 for a five-legged puppy to save it from a life on display in a sideshow featuring animal freaks. Allyson Siegel told The Charlotte Observer she plans to pay another $2,000 to have the dog's extra leg surgically amputated. The puppy, a Chihuahua-terrier mix now named Lilly, is about 6 weeks old.