They're afraid to mention breeds because they know it will come back to bite them...
Posted on 06/04/2023 6:54:56 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
California and Texas ranked highest on the United States Postal Service’s annual list of states with the most dog bites against its employees, the USPS announced.
The report calls attention to the aggressive dog behavior mail carriers often face as the USPS kicks off National Dog Bite Awareness Week.
In 2022, California had the highest number of dog bites with 675. Texas and New York were not far behind with 404 and 321 bites, respectively, the Postal Service reported.
“When our mail carriers are bitten, it is usually a ‘good dog’ that had not previously behaved in a menacing way,” USPS Occupational Safety and Health Senior Director Linda DeCarlo said in a news release.
Houston, Los Angeles and Dallas ranked highest among US cities with the most dog attacks against USPS workers last year, according to the USPS.
More than 5,300 USPS employees were attacked by dogs during mail deliveries last year, according to the Postal Service.
The annual public service awareness campaign, accompanied by the hashtag #dogbiteawareness, runs through next week.
“When letter carriers deliver mail in our communities, dogs that are not secured or leashed can become a nemesis and unpredictable and attack,” Leeann Theriault, USPS employee safety and health awareness manager, said in the release.
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No mention of breeds.
That would be racist
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Stamps?
Feds probably have a menacing odor that even dogs understand.
Because it will show us that the “aggressive” breeds, such as a Pit Bull, are nowhere on the list. The whole aggressive dog breed thing is a sham.
A couple of years ago, the most bites were from cocker spaniels.
They're afraid to mention breeds because they know it will come back to bite them...
Idiotic. Cocker spaniels don’t kill people. 3/4 of the deaths are Pitbulls
Um, aren’t Cali, NY and Texas also very populous states?
The USPO should scale the bites by population to give a more accurate view of the problem.
We met our springer spaniel when she bit me....
on my gloved hand.
Zero injuries—petted the dog and we became best friends.
The dog owner apologized and explained he wanted to give away the dog and asked if he wanted her—for free.
Great dog—lived with us for many years.
All bites are not created equal.
In Minneapolis many years ago they caught a mail carrier poisoning dogs on his route.
Dog owners need to be held directly accountable for their animals regardless of what “breed” it is.
If a dog bites a postal carrier, the dog should be put down immediately and the owner should be charged and jailed as if they themselves did the assault.
”Little known fact...it’s usually a ‘good dog’ that had not previously behaved in a menacing way.”
U.S. Postal Service Releases Dog Bite National Rankings
I was a summer letter carrier until third year of medical school.
Cased up the mail, walked a city route with a bag, hit the relays, carried the keys. Hid out in the diner after the last stop. Only job that’s 8.5 hours on the clock that can be done in 4.
The dog issue isn’t a joke.
Kramer: Look, Buford, it’s the mail man! You remember the mail man, don’t you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmbdscXav6c
“The whole aggressive dog breed thing is a sham.”
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Sure it is, that’s why insurance companies jump at the chance to insure homeowners with dangerous and aggressive dogs.
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