All dogs, regardless of breed, size or age, have the potential to bite,” said Leeann Theriault, USPS employee safety and health awareness manager, in the release. “Dog bite attacks on postal ...

Mail carriers are required to carry dog repellant spray and to report any dogs incidents or close calls to their supervisor.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The United States Postal Service has a launched a campaign to raise awareness about the number of dog attacks happening to mail carriers. In 2019, the number of U.S ...

The latest statistics coincide with the Postal Service’s National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, which begins June 1 There were over 6,000 dog attacks on postal workers in 2024, the USPS said ...

National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign / Credit: U.S. Postal Service. Here are the top 20 U.S. cities for dog attacks in 2023, according to the USPS, along with the number of individual incidents: ...

U.S. Postal Service workers are facing a growing number of dog attacks, with 5,800 letter carriers suffering bites last year, according to the USPS. "Letter carriers are exposed to potential hazards ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The United States Postal Service in Grand Rapids is warning about attacks involving dogs as the number of animals biting mail carriers is on the rise. “We’ve had ...

The USPS is campaigning for dog owners to help make the job safer for mail carriers. The agency kicked off its National Dog Attack Awareness Week on Sunday and it will run through Saturday, June ...

To raise awareness of the 119 dog bites against postal workers in Kentucky and West Virginia so far this year, the United States Postal Service (USPS) held an awareness ... of a dog attack ...

The USPS is campaigning for dog owners to help make the job safer for mail carriers. The agency kicked off its National Dog Attack Awareness Week on Sunday and it will run through Saturday, June ...

There were 201 dog attacks reported last year in Florida, according to USPS. California led the state rankings in dog attacks on postal workers with 656 assaults in 2021, followed by Texas with ...