USPS reveals shocking number of dog attacks on mail carriers, issues urgent warning to pet owners

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is issuing an urgent informing to Americans to support their dogs secured during message deliveries aft much than 5,200 postal workers were attacked by canines past year.

The informing comes arsenic the USPS kicks disconnected its yearly Dog Bite Awareness campaign, a month-long June inaugural aimed astatine reducing attacks connected message carriers and promoting liable favored ownership.

"Every azygous day, our postal employees service their communities crossed dynamic, fast-changing environments," Leeann Theriault, worker information and wellness consciousness manager for USPS, said successful a statement.

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"Preventing dog-related incidents requires constant, shared vigilance."

Even dogs that are typically calm and well-behaved, the USPS said, tin respond unpredictably erstwhile they consciousness threatened oregon go protective of their territory.

The USPS is urging Americans to restrain their dogs during message deliveries pursuing much than 5,200 canine attacks connected postal workers past year. (iStock)

The bureau is urging favored owners to unafraid dogs earlier opening their doors.

They should besides support animals leashed during transportation hours and debar accepting message straight from carriers portion pets are nearby.

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Postal officials besides warned that canine attacks tin transportation important fiscal consequences for owners — including aesculapian expenses, mislaid wages, replacement costs and different damages.

The bureau highlighted the acquisition of San Antonio missive bearer Fiona Hudson arsenic an illustration of the dangers message carriers tin look connected the job.

The caller informing for Americans comes arsenic the USPS launches a month-long effort focused connected preventing canine attacks connected message carriers and encouraging liable favored ownership. (Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg)

"I was walking my way erstwhile a canine jumped the obstruction and lunged astatine me," Hudson said successful a statement.

"I was rushed to the infirmary bleeding, with a breached bone, a terrible limb sprain and was hardly capable to move," she besides said.

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"While my carnal wounds person healed, the trauma of that vicious onslaught stays with me."

Hudson urged customers to instrumentality work for securing their pets during transportation hours.

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The USPS noted that failing to bash truthful tin person consequences for message service.

"When a bearer feels unsafe due to the fact that of a roaming dog, message work tin beryllium temporarily suspended," USPS said.

Officials are urging customers to marque definite their pets are safely secured during message transportation hours, noting that a nonaccomplishment to bash truthful tin disrupt message service. (iStock)

In immoderate cases, residents whitethorn beryllium required to prime up their message astatine a section station bureau until the concern is resolved. 

If a unsafe canine contented persists, homeowners could beryllium required to rent a station bureau container to proceed receiving mail.

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"If a canine is roaming the neighborhood, the favored owner's neighbors besides whitethorn beryllium asked to prime up their message astatine the area’s station office," the USPS says connected its website. 

The metropolis of Los Angeles recorded the highest fig of reported canine attacks connected message carriers past year, with 70 incidents, according to USPS data.

Los Angeles had the highest fig of reported canine attacks connected message carriers past year, with 70 incidents, according to USPS data. (iStock)

Dallas ranked 2nd with 50 incidents — followed by Denver with 45, Houston with 44 and Chicago with 43.

Fox News Digital reached retired to the USPS for further comment.

"The Postal Service places the information of its employees arsenic a apical priority," the USPS says.