A Brisbane mother claims a dog's life has been put above her daughter's after the animal was allowed back in the community, despite having attacked her child.

Two years ago, then-seven-year-old Lizzie was bitten on the face by a neighbour's dog, Hank. It caused significant injuries, requiring surgery.

"I had a big hole in my face, teeth marks starting above my eyebrows, dragging down, then a big hole taken out," Lizzie told A Current Affair .

Lizzie was bitten on the face by a neighbour's dog when she was seven. (A Current Affair)

Mum Veronica made a complaint to council, which sparked a two-year-ordeal.

Hank's owner Tammy was told to better restrict her dog, and get him desexed, while the Moreton Bay Regional Council investigated the attack.

Tammy didn't get Hank desexed in the timeline given, after receiving incorrect information from a council officer.

Lizzie said she'd had "a big hole" in her face. (A Current Affair)

The council then seized Hank, and issued a destruction order.

That's when Tammy and partner Nathan started a public campaign, painting Hank as the victim, who they claim "innocently nudged" Lizzie.

"Absolutely physically sick at seeing that and going, 'how are they making this public?' Tammy's dog bit a chunk out of my child's face and they're making out that Hank was a victim in all this," Veronica said.

The dog, Hank, was eventually ordered destroyed. (A Current Affair)

The Save Hank campaign held public rallies, and erected signs in front yards directed at Lizzie and Veronica's home.

The couple even had a GoFundMe page for Hank, which raised more than $17,000.

The matter went before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal where the council's destruction order was upheld.

Lizzie's mum Veronica said she was "sick" at seeing the dog portrayed as the victim. (A Current Affair)

But in a shock move, in a third appeal hearing, the order was set aside, allowing Hank to go back home under strict conditions.

"The senior member has determined there's no evidence to the actual cause of injury," a shocked Veronica said.

Across Australia, more than 13,000 people present to hospital each year with dog bite injuries.

Lizzie required surgery after the attack. (A Current Affair)

Dr Mahiban Thomas from the Top End Health Service believes the actual number of people bitten is significantly higher.

"We get to see only the very very tip of the iceberg," he said.

Dr Thomas' surgical team recently operated on two-year-old Logan Coutts-Grieve, who was attacked by the family dog.

Hank's owners launched a successful campaign to save his life. (A Current Affair)

Little Logan was rushed to the local hospital with a giant gash to his head and injuries to his eye. He was then flown on to Darwin with fears he could lose his vision or even suffer brain damage.

"We're being told that the bottom tooth has punctured his eye," dad Terrance said.

"They were thoroughly expecting that the teeth had penetrated the skull."

Logan Coutts-Grieve was also attacked by the family dog. (A Current Affair)

Remarkably, the bite managed to miss all of Logan's optic nerves, but has left him with a large scar on his forehead.

Terrance and Shannon then made the heartbreaking decision to put down their beloved dog Jax, who had been with the family for nine years.

Not just for their safety, but for anyone else too.

Terrance and Shannon decided to put down the family dog Jax after he attacked Logan. (A Current Affair)

"We could go through that situation 10,000 times and we'd make the same decision every time," Shannon said.

Neither family believes there should be blanket rules for how to deal with dogs that attack people.