Dog bites man—4.7 million times a year

ConsumerReports.org ^ | June 3, 2010 | Staff

[kanawa]

Mail carriers are scrambling in Scranton this spring after seven dog bite attacks—the most in recent memory. Letter carrier Lyn Sottile was bitten by a chocolate Labrador that ran through an invisible fence, bit her leg and punctured the can of mace she carries. The injury took her off the route for a week, according to local news reports.

Postal workers are victims of only some of the more than 4.7 million dog bites annually. Each year 800,000 Americans seek medical attention for dog bites; half of them children. Of those injured, 386,000 require treatment in an emergency department and about 16 die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Children 5 to 9 years old are the most vulnerable.

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[Route797]

I would be the first person to admit that there are lots of bad apples working for the postal service but it ticks me off when people make sweeping generalizations about the employees. Especially when I know my husband doesn’t fit into that category.

Most people, even those who don't care for the USPS, realize that people are individuals, and that there are good and bad people in every group.