According to Strategic Communications Specialist for USPS, Susan Wright, over 6,000 employees were attacked by a dog in 2024. Five of those attacks occurred in the Mid-Ohio Valley.

Some Beltsville, Maryland, residents say they haven’t had their mail delivered in months because of an aggressive dog on ...

It was part of a happier long-term trend, in which dog bites of postal workers in California have fallen 12% since 2018. But for all the good news, many big cities logged more attacks last year.

From comic strips to movies and television shows, dogs’ animosity toward mail carriers is a well-known trope. California is the worst state for dog bites and attacks involving U.S. Postal ...

Norwich USPS Officer-In Charge India Newman was honored for her educational tic-tac-toe game created to teach her staff about dog bite safety.

All dogs — regardless of breed, size or age — have the potential to bite,” said Leeann Theriault, USPS employee safety and health awareness manager, in a prepared statement.