U.S. Postal Service employees are known for their ability to complete their appointed rounds through snow, rain, heat and gloom of night. But being exposed to injury from aggressive, unsupervised dogs is another matter.
During the past fiscal year, 113 mail carriers in the USPS district encompassing West Virginia and Kentucky were bitten by dogs. So far this fiscal year, 119 more have been similarly injured, according to District Safety Manager Alan Lewis.
Dog trainer Hector Hernandez and his partner, Chankla, a 2-year-old female Belgian malinois, show letter carrier Amanda Huffman the proper way to use a letter bag to fend off a dog attack. The demonstration for about 70 Charleston letter carriers was held Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at the downtown U.S. Postal Service facility on Lee Street.
About 75 letter carriers attended a dog bite awareness demonstration on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at the United States Postal Service facility on Lee Street in downtown Charleston.
Letter carrier Barry Quigley attended a demonstration on dog bite awareness for about 70 Charleston letter carriers, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at the USPS facility on Lee Street in downtown Charleston. Quigley, who delivers mail in the upper Kanawha Valley, said he was bitten by a dog while on a route several months ago.
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