Animal control officials remove dog that bit 17-year-old girl from home as victim is discharged from hospital

A teenage girl is back home after she was attacked by a pit bull at her house in Northwest Miami-Dade. Her discharge came hours after animal control officers arrived at the home to remove the dog following the mauling. The pit bull s owner says she feels it was the right thing to do to give up her pet because it attacked one of her family members. 7News cameras captured the owner in tears as she said goodbye to her beloved Diablo. This is my choice to surrender the dog because it happened once. I feel like it may happen again. Why take the risk? said the dog owner earlier on Thursday. The owner, who did not want to be identified, said the pit bull went on the attack on Wednesday afternoon against her 17-year-old niece after the victim began arguing with her sister. Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office deputies responded to the area along Northwest 66th Street near 17th Avenue and found the teen suffering from some serious injuries. Paramedics with Miami-Dade Fire R