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"&lt;img alt=\"0620_mike_vick_dog2\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/06/20/0620-mike-vick-dog2-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sad news in the dog world -- the top pit bull from&amp;#160;&lt;strong&gt;Michael Vick&lt;/strong&gt;'s dogfighting ring has been euthanized.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The dog -- named Lucas -- was humanely euthanized Wednesday at the &lt;strong&gt;Best Friends Animal Society&lt;/strong&gt; in Kanab, Utah because of accumulating health problems. He was around 13 years old.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lucas -- who was Vick's grand champion -- was one of nearly 2 dozen dogs that were rehabilitated at BFAS after they were rescued from the ring in 2007. Unfortunately, Lucas was not allowed to be adopted because of his vicious fighting history -- and therefore had to remain a lifetime-care dog at the animal sanctuary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're told Lucas was &amp;#160;one of the friendliest dogs at the sanctuary -- and never stopped grinning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best Friends CEO Gregory Castle said, it was \"a blessing in every way to be around him and to witness the wonderful effects on everyone he met.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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