Man’s friend is not constantly kind to mail providers.
The United States Postal Service said over 5,300 of its staff members were assaulted while providing mail in 2015 and pointed out aggressive dog habits as a typical safety issue.
Houston had one of the most dog attacks on mail providers of any city in 2022 with 57. Here is a take a look at how the city compared to the remainder of the leading 10:
1. Houston: 57
2. The Angels: 48
3. Dallas: 44
4. Cleveland: 43
5. San Diego: 39
6. Chicago: 36
7. St. Louis: 34
8. Kansas City: 33
T-9. Phoenix: 32
T-9. Saint Anthony: 32
California had one of the most such attacks of any state with 675 in 2022, 19 more than it had in 2021. Here are the 10 states that had the most dog attacks on mail providers in 2022:
1. California: 675
2. Texas: 404
3. New York: 321
4. Pennsylvania: 313
5. Ohio: 311
6. Illinois: 245
7. Florida: 220
8. Michigan: 206
9. Missouri: 166
10. North Carolina: 146
The USPS is campaigning for dog owners to help make the job more secure for mail providers. The firm started its National Dog Attack Awareness Week on Sunday and it will go through Saturday, June 10. The style for this year’s campaign is “Even good dogs have bad days.”
“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 2022, too many aggressive dogs impacted the lives of our employees while delivering the mail. Please help us reduce that number by being a responsible pet owner who secures their dog as we deliver the mail.”
Among the suggestions for dog owners, the USPS says protecting the dog prior to the mail provider comes to their typical time might reduce possibly hazardous interactions. The USPS recommends keeping the dog inside your house, behind a fence, far from the door, in another room or on a leash in anticipation of a mail shipment.
The USPS said its providers are trained to appreciate a dog’s area, not shock dogs, make some sound or rattle a fence to signal a dog if going into a lawn and more. They are likewise trained to put something in between themselves and a dog – like a mail pouch – if there is an attack and are encouraged to utilize dog repellent if needed.
Another determine the USPS has in location enables providers to stop mail service for a specific dog owner and possibly an entire area if they feel risky. In those scenarios, those individuals need to get their mail at their regional post workplace.
