SURREY (NEWS1130) - A three-year-old child is in hospital after being attacked by the family pit bull in Surrey, Friday afternoon. It happened just before 2 p.m. in a home near 103 Avenue and 133rd Street. Freelancer Bill Cook tells News1130 the dog involved was apparently the family pet, "From what I understand, talking with the father is that he normally, never, ever, lets the child go near the dog. But this one time the dog was off the leash and he turned his back for a couple of minutes and before he knew it, the thing was on a full attack and biting his face." The boy suffered multiple cuts to his face and around his eyes. The father was also bit on the arms as he fought off the dog. The SPCA's Lorie Chortyk says the family has agreed to put the pit bull down.
