Family blames FedEx delivery driver for dog's death after package tossed into backyard

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Keiko Napier and Mitchell Galin said Cooper, their Yorkshire Terrier, was in the backyard of their home in Venice, California, when he was struck by a package thrown over their fence by a FedEx delivery driver.

A family said their beloved pet dog had to be euthanized after he was crushed by a package tossed over a fence by a FedEx delivery driver.that Cooper, their Yorkshire Terrier, had been been sunbathing in the backyard of their home in Venice, California, recently.

They said a FedEx delivery driver threw a large package over a fence outside their home. The package, landed on Cooper, who weighed just 4 pounds. Galin said Cooper was rushed to the vet after he picked up the package and found the tiny dog lying in a pool of blood."So I immediately picked up the box and Cooper was in a puddle of blood," Galin said to CBS Los Angeles.Inside Edition"We've just had a horrible weekend," Napier told CBS Los Angeles."It was painful to watch your dog in pain," Galin added.

Napier and Galin urged FedEx to implement a policy that bans the company's drivers from taking shortcuts during deliveries and throwing packages. Napier said the couple and their family members, including their grandchild, often play in the yard outside their home. The package could have struck them and caused"very severe damage," she said.

 

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