Postal Bulletin:Dog Bite Prevention Week highlighted The Postal Bulletin’s latest issue highlights National Dog Bite Prevention Week, which will take place May 15-21 The U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of calling attention to one of the nation’s most commonly reported public health problems: dog attacks and bites. From nips and bites to actual attacks, […]
May 14, 2015 WASHINGTON — To kick-off next week as National Dog Bite Prevention Week, the U.S. Postal Service released its top 30 dog attack city rankings and offered tips to reduce dog attacks to letter carriers. Nationwide, 5,767 postal employees were attacked last year. At today’s 9:30 a.m. ET event at the National Press […]
The U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of calling attention to one of the nation’s most commonly reported public health problems: dog attacks and bites. From nips and bites to actual attacks, violent dog behavior continues to pose a serious threat to our employees. To emphasize the enormity of this issue, we are reporting the […]
Letter Carriers, Victims, Doctors Promote National Dog Bite Prevention Week CHICAGO, May 13 – Fifty-four Chicago U.S. Postal Service letter carriers were among the 2,863 postal employees attacked by dogs last year, yet that pales in comparison to the 4.7 million Americans bitten annually — the majority of whom were children. According to the City […]