The thinnest dog an RSPCA officer has 'ever seen' is now recovering at a shelter. Lucas startled a 16-year veteran worker of the animal welfare charity when they were alerted to his condition by police on April 20.The dog had lost 98 per cent of its fur due to an untreated skin condition and was discovered by police barely alive.
Lucas had suffered a broken tail bone so badly infected part of it had rotted completely off, reports ChronicleLive.The greyhound/lurcher cross was terrified when found by police in South Yorkshire and could barely move as he was deemed so weak.
RSPCA Inspector Ben Cottle-Shaw couldn't believe what he saw when going to collect Lucas to bring him in to their care.The charity worker says Lucas' case of neglect was one of the worst he has ever faced.
Ben said: “I was really shocked when I first saw him. "He was the thinnest dog that I had ever seen which was still alive and on top of this he had an awful untreated skin condition which meant he was constantly scratching and had left him almost completely bald."I could tell by his demeanour and look in his eyes Lucas had given up on life as he was so broken and withdrawn.
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