Los Angeles ranked worst U.S. city for dog attacks on mail carriers
California's biggest city accounted for 69 such attacks in fiscal 2012, which ended in September, compared with 42 attacks each in Seattle, Washington, and San Antonio, Texas, which tied for second place. Chicago ranked third with 41 attacks.
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But towns such as Philadelphia, Detroit, Minneapolis and Buffalo, New York, all ranked in the top 20 this year as well.
But, guess what?
No particular breeds of dogs were singled out in the report. And Jackson said the problem lies not so much with vicious dogs but as with absent-minded or careless pet owners.
"All dogs can bite, and it's a dog's natural instinct to protect its territory and protect its owner," Jackson said. "So if you're out front with your dog who is a very nice dog, and they're not on a leash, and all of a sudden a letter carrier comes up ... their natural instinct is to go get that guy. He's on my territory."
Employees of the US Postal Service deal with millions of dogs each day, and they understand that the breed isn't the issue; the owners are. It's too bad some of our more dishonest compatriots refuse to.
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