Posted on 06/02/2024 11:59:00 AM PDT by george76
There were 5,800 mail carriers attacked by dogs last year — about 500 more hair-raising incidents than in 2022, according to the latest rankings from the United States Postal Service.
“Letter carriers are exposed to potential hazards every day, none more prevalent than a canine encounter,” said Leeann Theriault, USPS manager of employee safety and health awareness. “All it takes is one interaction for a letter carrier to possibly suffer an injury.”
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New York ranked 6th in most dog attacks on mail carriers ...
As in 2022, California topped the list of states with the most dog bites. .
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The USPS released the national rankings ahead of its “National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign,”
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
“Lack of protection. Although invisible fences protect dogs by preventing them from leaving the yard, they do not prevent hazards from entering the yard. Stray dogs and wild animals can still access the yard and interact aggressively with pet dogs.
Escape. If the dog sees something he really wants to chase or is frightened by thunder or something inside the yard, he may breach the electric fence ignoring the electric stimulus. But what happens when the dog wants to go back inside his yard? Some fences may “shock” a dog upon re-entry while others have the capability to only emit an electrical impulse upon exiting the yard and there is no “beep” or “shock” upon returning home.”
https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/the-pros-and-cons-of-invisible-fences-for-dogs
Define dog? That’s the description of most liberal women.
Our mailman still carries treats. He even leaves them in the mailbox if he doesn’t see the dog outside that day.
Yes, our neighborhood HOA requires either an invisible fence or an iron one, which must be approved by the board.
mine does the same, all the dogs love him
Compare that to our pig coward cops in body armor who get off shooting any dog for any reason.
If the the coward cops delivered mail there would be no dogs.
Jes sayin.
Brilliant!
One up on Harry.
I live in a pretty small town. (12K tops) If I said Mailman “xyz” he would be doxxed pretty quickly. Everyone in our neighborhood knows him by name, and I suspect everyone else that’s not in our neighborhood knows him by first name also. He’s awesome.
You thinking of moving any time soon? I have in laws that have been there for 3 generations, and the few that are left are definitely considering moving.
If my calling our mailman Harry is what prompted your comment - this was back in the ‘40s - he retired in the ‘50s and passed in the ‘60s.
A close relative was one of them. IMO, if a dog bites a mail carrier, the USPS should stop delivering to that address. The dog owner should have to go to the post office to pick up his mail and packages.
Years ago our blind 12 year old 12 pound jack russell terrier went out the front screen door when the mailman came onto our porch. The dog did not bite or attack only went through the door. Mail carrier said he was injured when he backed down the steps to the porch . I asked him to sit down on the porch and looked at his ‘injury’. He had a broken scab on his ankle that was from a previous injury. I brought him disinfectant and a bandaid to treat his ‘injury’. He went on to make a claim against our homeowners insurance and was not successful. All it took was a pic of our elderly blind and toothless dog. The post office did require that we move the mailbox awayfrom the front porch.
It sounds like your mail carrier wasn’t injured, but he was looking for a payout. My relative was attacked and bitten, but never filed a lawsuit or anything.
Yes he was hoping for a payout, but my insurance did not oblige. He never delivered mail in our neighborhood after this incident.
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