Child, parent bitten by dog at Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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REACH OUT TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY WILL COME AND INSTALL IT FOR FREE. GUY: A CHILD AND PARENT WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING, AFTER THEY WERE BOTH BITTEN BY A DOG AT THE TUSCALOOSA METRO ANIMAL SHELTER. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 11:00 THIS MORNING, WHEN THE SHELTER DIRECTOR SAYS THE CHILD AND PARENT WERE LOOKING AT A PITBULL MIX THEY WERE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING. THAT’S WHEN THE DOG BIT THE CHILD IN THE FACE, AND THE PARENT IN THE HAND. >> OUR ENTIRE STAFF IS DEVASTATED. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN, AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS, AND EVERYONE IS COMPLETELY UPSET AND WE FEEL FOR OUR FAMILY INVOLVED. GUY: IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW HURT THE CH

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