From left, Houston, TX, Officer in Charge Matthew Lopez; Victoria Stilwell, dog trainer and star of the show “It’s me or the dog,” with Alf, a mascot from Houston’s animal shelter and adoption facility.Today's news reports are filled with stories of children, adults --- and even other animals --- who have been injured, or even killed, in vicious animal attacks.
Contrary to what cartoonists and comedians might think about dogs and the letter carrier, children in the United States are the most frequent victims of dog bites and attacks. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Humane Society of the United States, small children, the elderly, and U.S. Postal Service letter carriers --- in that order --- are the most frequent victims of dog bites and attacks.
While some persons attribute attacks on letter carriers to dogs' inbred aversion to uniforms, experts say the psychology actually runs much deeper. Every day that a letter carrier comes into a dog's territory, the dog barks and the letter carrier leaves. Day after day the dog sees this action repeated. After a week or two, the dog appears to feel invincible against intruders. Once the dog gets loose, there's a good chance it will attack.
You may feel confident that your dog won't add to these statistics, and it is probably true that your trusted companion will never seriously harm anyone. However, medical expenses, workers' compensation, legal costs, delivery curtailment, carrier replacement, and other costs associated with dog bite incidents result in significant annual costs for the U.S. Postal Service. And the cost in employee pain and suffering cannot be measured.
Contrary to what cartoonists and comedians might think about dogs and the letter carrier, children in the United States are the most frequent victims of dog bites and attacks. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Humane Society of the United States, small children, the elderly, and U.S. Postal Service letter carriers --- in that order --- are the most frequent victims of dog bites and attacks.
While some persons attribute attacks on letter carriers to dogs' inbred aversion to uniforms, experts say the psychology actually runs much deeper. Every day that a letter carrier comes into a dog's territory, the dog barks and the letter carrier leaves. Day after day the dog sees this action repeated. After a week or two, the dog appears to feel invincible against intruders. Once the dog gets loose, there's a good chance it will attack.
You may feel confident that your dog won't add to these statistics, and it is probably true that your trusted companion will never seriously harm anyone. However, medical expenses, workers' compensation, legal costs, delivery curtailment, carrier replacement, and other costs associated with dog bite incidents result in significant annual costs for the U.S. Postal Service. And the cost in employee pain and suffering cannot be measured.
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