California and Texas ranked highest on the US Postal Service's annual list of states with the most dog bites against its employees.
WASHINGTON — California and Texas ranked highest on the United States Postal Service's annual list of states with the most dog bites against its employees, the USPS announced.calls attention to the aggressive dog behavior mail carriers often face as the USPS kicks off National Dog Bite Awareness Week.
"When our mail carriers are bitten, it is usually a 'good dog' that had not previously behaved in a menacing way," USPS Occupational Safety and Health senior director Linda DeCarlo said in a news release. The annual public service awareness campaign, accompanied by the hashtag #dogbiteawareness, runs through next week.
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