The owner of a Labrador cross is facing charges after a seven-year-old boy was seriously injured by a dog at a Temple home last week.
Animal & Bylaw Services officers were called out to a home in the southeast at about 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 24 for reports that a child had been bitten by a dog.
“The boy was visiting the dog owner’s home at the time of the incident. The child had been chasing the dog around the home for about 10 minutes before the dog bit him, causing serious injury to his face,” says Abdul Rafih, Operations Coordinator with ABS.
ABS officials say the boy’s parents were not present at the time of the incident and there were no witnesses.
“The boy and the dog were outside on the rear deck. The owner heard his dog yip, then the boy cry,” says Rafih. “The boy was immediately taken to a medical facility for treatment.”
The dog’s owner has been charged and the dog seized by ABS officials.
