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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Freedom Bridge Animal Rescue is hoping to find answers after they had to euthanize a dog found in terrible shape.

“I have never, I have never physically seen a dog this bad,” said Diana Topjian, FBAR founder and president.

Two college students had found the dog near a dumpster in a parking lot across the street from UNCW. Freedom Bridge Animal Rescue volunteers named him Maverick.

He weighed 38 pounds, at least 20 pounds lighter than he should be. Maverick started to eat and drink a little, but veterinarians soon realized he couldn’t be saved.

“They re-did his chest X-ray, his chest X-ray look terrible. He appeared to be getting more and more uncomfortable. So they recommended humane euthanasia. So I went up and helped. I was there for him. What the vet told me was, if we could have gotten him two months ago, we …

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