(Center Twp., Pa.)  An incident occurred this evening, Tuesday March 12, 2019 in which a man was bitten by a dog that he had given up because he came upon hard times late last year.  Below is a press release that was sent to Beaver County Radio by Susan Salyards , Executive Director of the Beaver County Humane Society.

Aliquippa, PA – The Beaver County Humane Society would like to confirm that earlier this evening, shortly after 6:00 PM, a dog-bite incident occurred at the Beaver County Humane Society, which is located at 3394 Brodhead Road in Center Township (Aliquippa), PA. First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers are with this person who sustained an injury and was life-flighted to a Pittsburgh hospital.
The safety of our guests, staff, volunteers, and animals is our #1 priority. We are taking this incident very seriously and working to investigate what happened to prevent a similar occurrence in the future.
Prior to the incident, this gentleman arrived at the shelter in the late afternoon to re-adopt the seven-year-old Shar-Pei mix who he surrendered to the shelter on November 30, 2018, after falling on hard times. Staff was told that he had raised the dog since it was a 4-week-old pup. The attack happened outside of the facility after the gentleman and his dog had exited the Beaver County Humane Society. While in our care, staff and volunteers had no behavior issues or incidents with the dog.
An after-action review is now taking place, and an investigation as to how the incident occurred is being conducted.
Stay tuned to Beaver County Radio for more information on this developing story.