Mail carriers are asked to rely on their wits and mail bags to protect themselves from dog bites. Nationwide, more than 5,800 bites were reported last year.
Dogs tend to not appreciate the work ethic that goes into being a mail carrier. It's probably why there were more than 5,800 reported dog bites against mail carriers last year, the U.S. Postal Service announced during its annual Dog Bite Awareness week. Across the nation, Los Angeles led the pack with 65 reported bites. Mail carrier Holly Ahlborn can understand why dogs get defensive.
'But in the presence of a mail carrier, their 'fur baby' turns on us,' Ahlborn said, laughing. The USPS did not provide any granular data on the 5,800 reported dog bites, such as a breakdown of bites per breed or of the severity of the wounds. Its ranking of cities also looked only at the total number of bites, not the average number of nips per carrier in that city. In terms of total bites, Houston trailed Los Angeles with 56, and Chicago came in third with 48.
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