Following a High Court judgment, owners who stop working to take actions to avoid their dogs from biting postal employees or those who provide brochures or totally free papers – whether they’re at home or not – might be founded guilty of an offense.
The offense would happen under the Dangerous Dogs Act and the repercussions might see owners confront 5 years in jail and the dog ruined.
Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, John Dwyer, said: “I’m asking owners to be conscious of their dogs. They might not have actually triggered damage to those providing previously, however we wish to lower the threat presented to those providing products and the dog itself.
“I understand of a case myself in Cheshire where somebody was bitten by a dog when they provided products through the letter box to an address. It’s not a good circumstance for anybody to discover themselves in, and I’m simply asking individuals to be conscious. Especially with the modification to the Dangerous Dogs Act following the High Court Ruling.”
The High Court made the information to the Dangerous Dog Act following a case in which, Royal Mail prosecuted an owner after a postal employee lost the pointer of his finger after pressing his hand through the letter box providing mail to the address.
Due to the dog wandering your house easily, the judge held the owner criminally responsible.
Commissioner Dwyer included: “I understand most of dog owners are accountable and will do all they can to avoid them from injuring somebody.”
Following the case, owners have actually been recommended to set up letter box cages or to keep dogs far from the front door.
