Canada Post says dog attacks on mail carriers have increased during pandemic:
We have seen an increase this year of incidents across the country," the Crown corporation said in an email to CTVNews.ca.
According to Canada Post, around 41 per cent of households in Canada have dogs. Postal service workers come into contact with pets when they drop off mail, and with everyone at home during the pandemic, the chances of them coming face-to-face with a dog is even greater than usual.
[...] Canada Post is asking homeowners not to open their doors during mail delivery, as this not only can make physical distancing harder, but can allow a dog to rush outside at an unsuspecting mail carrier. They are reminding the public to wait until a postal service worker has left to go pick up the mail or packages left on the doorstep.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by drussell on Wednesday September 02 2020, @06:51PM (3 children)
41%? That can't be right....
There are lots of dogs, sure...
It might be a surprisingly high percentage of households, but there is no way it is 41%...
I want to see their data on that one...
(Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday September 02 2020, @07:11PM
So, you're applying to become a mail carrier?
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Wednesday September 02 2020, @08:59PM (1 child)
a few years ago it was 32% [petbacker.com], but growing.
Here is the 41% [cahi-icsa.ca], from research done by the Canadian Animal Health Institute [cahi-icsa.ca]
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(Score: 5, Informative) by barbara hudson on Wednesday September 02 2020, @10:50PM
So, 41 % of pet owning homes having a dog is NOT the same as 41 % of all homes having a dog. Totally bullshit numbers.
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