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U.S. Postal Service Releases Dog Bite National Rankings: More than 5,300 Postal Service employees were attacked by dogs while delivering the mail last year.  Aggressive dog behavior is a common safety concern USPS employees face. 2022 Dog Attack Rankings by City: usps-releases-dog-bite-national-rankings    … [Read more...]

NORTH HIGHLANDS – A dog is now in the custody of animal control after it attacked a mailman in North Highlands. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said, a little after 1 p.m., the 73-year-old US Postal Service employee was delivering mail along the 4400 block of Brandt Way when a pit bull attacked him. While the owner of the dog tried to stop the attack, the sheriff's office said it took a passerby who saw the incident to call 911. The passerby was also somehow able to get the mailman to safety before deputies and medics arrived. Deputies said the mailman suffered injuries to his face, arms and feet. Medics took the mailman to the hospital, but the sheriff's office said he didn't need surgery. No one else was hurt in the incident. Dog has been euthanized after attacking mailman in Sacramento County. Full Story : https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/sheriff-mailman-attacked-hospitalized-after-dog-attack-in-north-highlands/   … [Read more...]

Full Story MIAMI -- A worker for Miami-Dade County was hospitalized after she was attacked by two dogs while attempting to serve an eviction notice in the city's Little Havana neighborhood, authorities said. The victim, who was not immediately identified, was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment after the incident, which occurred around 11 a.m. in the 200 block of SW 9th Avenue, police said. Investigation The scene after a county worker was bitten by a dog Tuesday morning in Miami. She was said to be in stable condition and being treated for dog bites to her head and lower body. According to police, the woman was trying to deliver the eviction document when she was bitten by two American Bulldogs. Surveillance video showed the Miami-Dade court processor at the gate of the home to deliver the eviction notice before the video cuts to the two dogs running out and attacking her on the … [Read more...]

2 Great Danes maul mail carrier handing package to homeowner, NC  Two Great Danes attacked a mail carrier as she handed a package to a homeowner in Lenoir on Thursday, Police Chief Brent Phelps said Friday. The dogs pushed past the homeowner and attacked the 47-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker at the front door of the home just before 2 p.m., Phelps said in a Lenoir Police Department news release. Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article271743397.html#storylink=cpy … [Read more...]

Link to channel 6 news:  https://www.clickorlando.com/news/florida/2022/08/23/florida-mail-carrier-attacked-by-5-dogs-when-truck-broke-down Published: August 23, 2022, 8:42 AM - Updated: August 23, 2022, 12:45 PM INTERLACHEN, Fla. – Five dogs mauled and killed a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service after her truck broke down along a road in north Florida, officials said. Putnam County Sheriff's deputies found the 61-year-old woman on the ground when they arrived at the scene in Interlachen Lake Estates on Sunday afternoon, sheriff's officials said in a Facebook post. They also found the dogs inside a fence at a nearby residence. A nearby resident told deputies they heard the woman screaming for help and saw five dogs attacking her. Several neighbors tried pulling the dogs off the woman and one shot a gun into the air to scare the dogs away, the report said. Deputies started first aid on the woman, who was severely bleeding. They applied tourniquets until a rescue unit … [Read more...]

Jacqueline Summer Beard, an employee of the Alabama State Public Health Department,was mauled to death by a pack of dogs while following up on an attack earlier in the week by the same pack of dogs, officials said. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/alabama-woman-killed-pack-dogs-owner-charged-manslaughter-rcna26843  https://abc3340.com/news/local/woman-attacked-killed-by-pack-of-dogs-in-walker-county  … [Read more...]

Employee Alert: *Children are home for the holidays. *They may release the dog while you’re in the home or yard. *Friends and family bring their dogs during the holidays. *No one knows how these visiting dogs will react when mixed with your customers pets. *Children come out with an aggressive dog, making the situation much worse. *Remember to always carry something for your protection. *Dogs bite the first thing they come to! *Present a Dog Stick or Umbrella instead of your hand, arm, or your leg. *Other suggestions would be a garbage lid, lawn chair, rake, or anything near by. *Always carry something! You never know when an aggressive dog will appear! *Be situationally aware, from the time you leave your vehicle, be aware of all dangers. Customer Advice: *The most dangerous time for employees, is when the family is home. *With everyone home for the holidays your dog will be on high alert. *The dog will gain confidence from its family members. *Protect your assets by … [Read more...]