Lee Conner said his 15-year-old daughter was attacked by a dog on April 7 and had to have 17 stitches in her left leg.
"That was our biggest concern is the fact that it was really right there and there is no other way to describe it, it was a vicious attack and it was very scary," said Lee Conner.
Lee Conner was watching his son play baseball about five minutes away when he got the call that his daughter needed to go to the emergency room.
During the attack, Madeline Conner said she never made it out of her garage when the dog rounded the corner and attacked.
"When I saw the dog running up, I knew it was going to do something bad," said Madeline. "It looked like it didn't even see me. It just looked at my dog came up and grabbed my knee and started shaking it back and forth."
Madeline not only suffered bites on her leg, but also had puncture wounds to her wrists and both hands.
"I think anytime you have a dog like that has caused liability to you that would be the fairest thing to do for you and the animal because the transfer to someone else is transferring that liability is to put the dog down," said Director of the Fayette County Animal Shelter Fred Sisson. "I was disappointed that the owners gave the dog away to another family in Coweta County because the dog is vicious to other dogs and could attack another dog or person again."
Lee Conner was also upset at his neighbor's decision not to euthanize the dog.
"The dog is out there, it is very aggressive towards other animals," said Lee. "People are always walking their dogs, especially around neighborhoods, and there is the potential that something else could happen and that is really not fair to the other people."
The owners of the dog that attacked Madeline, Bill and Beth Davidson, could not be reached for comment.
Deal's office said they would not "comment on legislation until it is signed or vetoed. We have not gotten to that one yet," according to spokesman Brian Robinson.
(WBCL - April 30, 2012)
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