Girl Bitten by Dog

3/21/3007
First Coast News

JACKSONVILLE, FL-- A 5-year-old girl is recovering after she was attacked by a neighbors dog. The pit bull was chained up but it looks like the girl just got too close.

The girl has serious injuries to her face. The owner of the dog, Simona Metz, tells us she was outside raking when she heard her dog, Sunshine, growl. Then the dog snapped at the little girl.

Melissa Warren is the mother of the little girl. She says the bite actually ripped her daughter's face open.

The dog is in quarantine. Warren says the dog should be put down, while Metz just wants her dog back. She says her family has warnings signs up and that their Sunshine should come home.