📮 There were an average of 37 dog attacks on posties per week in the UK last year, as incidents rose by 15 per cent year-on-year Kent was the biggest hotspot for dog attacks, with 65 postal workers attacked by dogs in the Tunbridge Wells postcode area
“When I returned there was a management position available so I decided to take it – I couldn’t have faced going back on that round.”are defensive of their home, so, if possible, put them in another room before opening the door to the postie because most dogs will try and push their way past their owner to the door.”dog attacks.
In 2020, the High Court ruled that dog owners, or anyone taking care of one in their place, can be prosecuted if their pets access a letterbox and cause injury to a delivery person, even if the owner is not home. Royal Mail said that it recognised that dogs were not inherently dangerous but emphasised that any dog can become defensive around strangers if it feels threatened., said that posties wanted to “remind the public to be aware of their legal and moral responsibilities to control their dogs and prevent dog attacks on postal workers who are providing them with a great public service”.
He added: “The public need to be aware that if their dog attacks a postal worker, they can be prosecuted either by the police, local authority or by Royal Mail via a private prosecution.”, owners could receive fines and be sent to prison for up to six months if their dog is “dangerously out of control”, and up to five years if a dog injures someone.
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