New Zealand Dog News

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December 12, 2006

Posties on Christmas alert for rogue dogs, errant motorists

Almost 200 posties have been forced to take time off work after being bitten by a dog or hit by a car in the past year.

And as the Christmas rush approaches, New Zealand Post is urging people to take extra care as busy posties deliver cards and presents.

"All our posties want for Christmas is a safe one so they can enjoy their time off free of pain and discomfort," said postal delivery general manager Matthew Nant.

Up to 5.5 million mail items will be delivered every day during the pre-Christmas peak.

Mr Nant said dogs had always been an occupational hazard, but there seemed to be a growing popularity for large and aggressive dogs. MORE>>

1 Comments:

  • At 5:23 a.m., Anonymous Anonymous said…

    i don't know how those posties do it! hard job.

     

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