Who released the dogs?
The United States Postal Service says, “More than 5,800 postal employees were attacked by dogs last year,” an increase from 2022. The USPS says dog attacks are a “major public health issue.”
The Postal Service launched the Dog Bite Awareness Campaign in June to remind people that, like dogs, mail carriers are people, too, and their safety should be a top concern.
The awareness campaign offers several tips to “protect mail carriers while they make their rounds.”
One tip advises: “If a carrier delivers mail or packages to your front door, put your dog in a separate room and close that door before opening the front door.” USPS says, “Some dogs break through screen doors or glass windows to attack visitors.”
You can find additional tips to prevent your dog from mauling the mail carrier on the USPS website.
Mail carriers are trained to protect themselves from out-of-control dogs and are taught to “stand their ground and protect their body by placing something between themselves and the dog, such as a mail bag, and to use dog repellent if necessary.”
Massachusetts mail carriers bitten by dogs more than 100 times in 2023
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The 10 states with the highest number of dog attacks on postal workers in 2023 were California (727), Texas (411), Ohio (359), Pennsylvania (334), Illinois (316), New York (296), Florida (193 ), North. Carolina (185), Michigan (183) and Missouri (180).
The Postal Service says Springfield had the most dog bites in Massachusetts in 2023 with five, Woburn with four and Beverly, Milton, Shrewsbury and Webster with three each. Twenty other Massachusetts communities experienced two bites and another 55 locations had one each, for a total of 116 statewide in 2023.
The USPS data did not indicate how many dog attacks, if any, occurred in New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton or surrounding cities. I guess no news is good news.
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