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If you\u2019ve ever lived in an apartment building, you\u2019ve probably had contact with maintenance workers. They\u2019re tasked with fixing everything from leaky faucets to broken lights and much, much more. And since tenants allow them into their homes to do work, maintenance workers often get a glimpse of what happens behind closed doors. Usually, there\u2019s not much to see. But this time, the unthinkable was happening in a building in Georgia.This is the story of the worst problem one Clayton County maintenance worker had ever seen \u2014 and it wasn\u2019t even what the apartment owner had called him to fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a dog \u2014 a gray pit bull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poor dog was nothing more than a bag of bones. The maintenance worker knew that a dog shouldn\u2019t have to live like that and called the police. But they told him that he couldn\u2019t rescue him because it would be considered theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So the man called animal control, who left notices on the dog owner\u2019s door. The abuse went on, however, until the maintenance worker finally got his chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One morning, he saw the dog in a small cage on the street. His owner had abandoned him. It was a terrible way to get rid of a dog \u2014 especially one in such poor condition \u2014 but it also gave the maintenance worker an opportunity to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He immediately rescued the poor dog from the cage and drove him to the closest animal hospital \u2014 one and a half hours away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dWhen he came up here he was crying, he was in tears, he was in disbelief,\u201d Cinnamon Koch, who works at the animal hospital, told NBC 11 Alive<\/a> four years ago and added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dThis is the worst case I\u2019ve ever seen. He\u2019s so sweet and loving. All he wants to do is kiss you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The veterinarian noted that in addition to being skeletal, the dog also had burns on his paws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She says that as bad as the dog looks, he\u2019ll probably survive, thanks to the maintenance worker who drove him to the hospital. Because she had no idea what the dog\u2019s name was, she named him after his guardian angel \u2014 maintenance worker Mikey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon after Mikey arrived, four young girls heard about him and have donated their weekly allowance to help him recover. They visit the animal hospital as often as they can to see him.Mikey only weighed about 24 pounds (10 kg) when he was admitted \u2014 about half of what he should have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to Mikey the maintenance worker and all the other animal lovers out there. The world is a better place thanks to you. Share this and let\u2019s help all animals have a better life!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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