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QUEENS — A seriously injured dog was found on a Queens street Thursday night, and veterinary workers were trying to determine whether it had been thrown from a moving car, as witnesses had reported.

The female rottweiler was found on Cypress Avenue, near the Jackie Robinson Parkway exit, in Glendale, about 10:30 p.m., witnesses said.

William Aaron, a firefighter from Ladder 135 in Ridgewood who was at the scene, said that witnesses told him they saw the dog wrapped in a bag being tossed from a moving car.

Aaron said that firefighters had not been called to assist the animal, but had been in the area responding to an unrelated car accident.

Aaron said that the dog, which was taken to BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Forest Hills for treatment by a news van, seemed “really hurt.”

Paul Miranda, a manager at the clinic, said Friday morning that the dog had a seizure after it was brought to Forest Hills.

Dasher, as the vet clinic staff named the dog, has a large abdominal mass, which Miranda said was probably formed prior to being thrown from the car.

Dasher, approximately 6 years old, is currently receiving intravenous fluids, oxygen therapy, heat support and anti-seizure medication, the clinic said. The clinic will take X-rays to determine if the dog sustained any other injuries. He said Friday that "it’s a bit early to say" if the dog will survive.

Aaron, who went to visit the dog at the clinic on Friday morning, said that if Dasher recovers, he is "probably going to adopt it."

"I love dogs, I love animals," he said. "I don’t even know how people can do anything like that. They have no conscience and no soul."

"Hopefully she will make it," said the firefighter, who already has two dogs, including one that he said had been rescued.

The firefighters at the scene called police and waited 45 minutes but left after no one showed up, Aaron said. By then, the dog had been taken to the vet.

Police said they had no reports related to the incident.

People interested in donating money for Dasher's treatment can contact BluePearl Veterinary Partners by calling (718) 263 0099. Any funds not used for Dasher will be donated to Frankie’s Friends, a nonprofit organization helping animals, the clinic said.