California and Texas are named because the states with the very best variety of canine bites in opposition to US Postal Service (USPS) staff, the mail firm reveals on Sunday, June 04.
The annual canine chew nationwide rankings was launched to shed mild to the widespread security concern that USPS staff within the discipline typically expertise: aggressive canine conduct.
Final 12 months, extra thank 5,300 USPS staff had been attacked by canines throughout the nation whereas delivering the mail.
In line with the rankings, California had essentially the most canine bites in 2022 with 675. Texas got here in subsequent with 404 canine bites, and New York was not far behind with a complete of 321 canine bites.
Moreover, Houston ranked as the very best metropolis with essentially the most canine assaults in 2022 with 57. Whereas Los Angeles and Dallas respectively ranked second and third with 48 and 44 canine assaults.
Within the press launch, it was revealed that many assaults got here from canines whose house owners usually acknowledged, “My canine received’t chew.”
USPS Occupational Security and Well being Senior Director Linda DeCarlo stated in a press launch, “When our mail carriers are bitten, it’s often a ‘good canine’ that had not beforehand behaved in a menacing method.”
She continued saying, “In 2022, too many aggressive canines impacted the lives of our staff whereas delivering the mail.”
The press launch not solely revealed the canine chew rankings but additionally offered necessary data for canine house owners on find out how to assist make mail supply secure.
USPS additionally revealed that whereas their letter carriers are attentive and correctly educated to cope with aggressive canines, they will halt mail supply in the event that they really feel unsafe.
The rankings kicked off USPS’ Canine Chew Consciousness Week, which is a marketing campaign that raises consciousness for the protection of the mail firm’s letter carriers.
This 12 months, the marketing campaign runs from June 04 to June 10 with the theme “Even good canines have unhealthy days” and the hashtag #dogbiteawareness
