Posties Using Citronella Spray to Defend Against Rising Dog Attacks

[Deeds]

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/australia-post-confirms-posties-using-citronella-spray-to-defend-against-rising-dog-attacks/news-story/4bdd3143ee8f45e268963fb5cc6ea7a9

[persephone]

Poor posties- just doing their job ....

[Rebanne]

fair enough

 

[tdierikx]

Posties have a job to do, and if you want your mail to keep being delivered, then please ensure the postie has safe access to do that.

 

Councils also need to step up in this area, as quite frankly, they are not doing that right now. Complaints about free roaming dogs are often met with total inaction. We have laws about free roaming pets, but if they aren't being policed effectively, then incidents will only keep happening with increasing frequency.

 

I'm all for posties boycotting houses where a dog is not effectively contained to prevent injury to passers by... and for them to bombard local councils with complaints about properties (and pets) that cause problems for them to do their job. Complaints from posties should also be prioritised for immediate action.

 

T.