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The encounter between Chester, a nine-year-old pit bull mix, and a pig in Montague last week left Chester covered in fishing lines on and off his body, according to NJ.com.

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“They told the animal hospital they’ve never seen fins this bad in their entire lives,” Miranda DeGennaro told the agency Tuesday. According to the report, the match landed in Chester’s face, chest and stomach. “We saw him running and barking, so we ran off the deck, but it was too late,” DeGennaro said. “Because he swallowed some, they just went everywhere,” he said. Chester underwent surgery and died over the weekend, according to the New York Post. DeGennaro has bills of more than (US) $19,500, according to NJ.com, despite the GoFundMe. “I really thought he was going to make it,” DeGennaro said. “I’m devastated”.