Man flown to hospital after being bitten by dog at Beaver Co. Humane Society

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ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — A man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after being bitten by a dog at the Beaver County Humane Society.

According to a news release, the incident happened around 6 p.m. when the man was leaving the Aliquippa location.

He was there to re-adopt a dog he surrendered in November after falling on hard times.

The man told shelter officials he had raised the 7-year-old Shar-Pei mix since it was 4 weeks old, but he was attacked while walking to his car.

The shelter released the following statement:

While in our care, staff and volunteers had no behavior issues or incidents with the dog. An after-action review is now taking place, and an investigation as to how the incident occurred is being conducted.

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