By Darren Boyle for MailOnline
Published: 11:51 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 11:51 GMT, 21 March 2019
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These shocking photos show the 'thinnest dog ever seen alive' which resorted to eating bits of glass and old batteries because it abandoned and left starving.
The dog, who has been named Eric by veterinary staff, was so emaciated that the pet's ribs could be seen clearly poking through his fur and he could not stand or lift his head.
He was found languishing in the garden of an empty council house in Accrington, Lancashire, by a member of the public on Saturday, March 2.
Eric, pictured, was rescued from the garden of an empty council house in Accrington, Lancashire having been abandoned by his callous owner
RPCA inspectors said Eric, pictured, was the thinnest dog they have seen survive
Inspector Nina Small said: 'As well as being the thinnest dog I've ever seen alive, he had very overgrown nails and was absolutely covered in urine'
Eric was so weak when rescued that he promptly collapsed and had to be wrapped in metallic thermal blankets
