CWU highlights dog dangers

Communications union the CWU joined forces with Royal Mail to raise awareness about the significant hazard of dog attacks. Dog Awareness Week 2020 ran from 6 to 11 July and highlighted the 2,500 attacks on postmen and women across the UK in the past year. There are over 49 attacks every week, some leading to a permanent and disabling injury. Meanwhile, yearly hospital admissions for dog bites have increased by 80% over the last decade.

“As our members deliver more parcels, packets, express, tracked and signed-for deliveries, as a result of booming internet sales, during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown they still face dog hazards,” said CWU national health and safety officer Dave Joyce.”

https://www.cwu.org/news/royal-mail-group-cwu-dog-awareness-week-2020