CENTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A young girl will need reconstructive surgery after she was attacked by a dog at a home on Shanahan Road in Center Township, Butler County.
The 6-year-old victim was there with a relative of the owner, who was away when the rottweiler attacked her.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, the girl was flown to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Lawrenceville for treatment.
Channel 11's Erin Clarke went to the home Wednesday afternoon and saw two dogs inside. Nobody answered the door when we knocked.
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According to animal control, only one of the dogs was involved in the attack, but both are being quarantined.
It's unclear what caused the animal to attack because there are children in the home where it lives, according to animal control officers.
The owner is planning to have the dog euthanized.
Animal control officers said the animal will then be tested for rabies, even though both dogs were current on their rabies shots and the owner had the appropriate licenses for them.
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