Category: dog attacks

MP Blames ‘Pandemic Puppies’ For 700 Percent Surge in Dog Attacks

Dog-on-dog attacks have “skyrocketed” by 700 percent since the pandemic, Parliament has been told. MP Anna Firth said the increase was down to the purchasing of “pandemic puppies” during COVID-19 lockdowns as she called for a new law to tackle the scourge. The Tory politician said the true figure is likely to be far higher—as…


California Dogs Lead Nation in Mail Carrier Attacks

Nearly 800 postal workers were attacked by dogs last year throughout California, a state that leads the nation in postal carrier canine bites. In Garden Grove, one of California’s top danger zones for United States Postal Service (USPS) workers, officials held a press conference June 16 in conjunction with National Dog Bite Awareness Week. Victims…