( CNN ) -- The outrage came hard and fast after a 3-year-old girl badly scarred and wearing an eye patch because of a pit bull attack was apparently asked to leave a KFC restaurant because her appearance upset other customers . After social media users opened fire on the restaurant , calling for a boycott , the apology from the chain came quickly too . The company said it will donate $ 30,000 to assist with the girl 's medical bills . `` The entire KFC family is behind Victoria , '' company spokesman Rick Maynard said . 'Her face is disrupting our customers ' Victoria Wilcher was mauled by three pit bulls a few months ago , causing her to need regular medical treatment . After a doctor 's visit last week , grandmother Kelly Mullins took the child to a KFC in Jackson , Mississippi . `` I ordered a large sweet tea and her some mashed potatoes and gravy because she was hungry , '' Mullins told CNN affiliate WAPT . `` She was on a feeding tube at the time , but I figured she could just swallow ( the potatoes ) . They just told us , they said , 'We have to ask you to leave because her face is disrupting our customers . ' ( Victoria ) understood exactly what they said . '' Victoria cried all the way home , Mullins said . `` She 's got a lot of surgeries to go through and she wo n't even look in the mirror anymore , '' Mullins told WAPT . `` When we go to a store , she does n't even want to get out ( of the car ) . She 's 3 years old and she 's embarrassed about what she looks like . She 's embarrassed and I hate it because she should n't be . It ai n't her fault . '' Anger online . Victoria 's family recounted the incident in a Facebook page set up to raise money for her medical expenses . `` Does this face look scary to you ? '' the family posted on the Victoria 's Victories Facebook page . `` I personally will never step foot in another KFC again and will be personally writing the CEO . '' The anger spread . `` As soon as we were notified of this report Friday , we immediately began an investigation , as this kind of hurtful and disrespectful action would not be tolerated by KFC , '' the company said . `` Regardless of the outcome of our investigation , we have apologized to Victoria 's family and are committed to assisting them . '' A horrible attack . Authorities said Victoria was attacked in April while visiting her grandfather , from whom Kelly Mullins is divorced . One of the dogs ripped open the front door and two other dogs dragged her into the backyard , WAPT reported . The dogs bit the girl all over , but especially on the face . She has severe facial scars and lost sight in her right eye and the ability to move the right side of her face , Mullins told WAPT . She wears an eye patch with a cartoon character on it . The three dogs that attacked Victoria were killed . The grandfather , Donald Mullins , and his girlfriend were arrested on child endangerment charges , WAPT reported . Meanwhile , the Facebook page got lots of attention , with almost 49,000 `` likes '' by early Monday morning .
Victoria Wilcher was attacked by three pit bulls in Last week . Last week her grandmother took her to a KFC in Jackson , Victoria . A restaurant employee said the girl 's scars scared other customers , the grandmother said . WAPT is investigating and will donate $ 30,000 to Jackson 's treatment .