PENNSYLVANIA -- Mail service will stop temporarily on a Chartiers street after a postal carrier was attacked by a pit bull Tuesday.
The man, a 15 year vet of the postal service, was bit on his legs by two pit bulls who escaped from their yard on Ellopia Street. Reportedly they were able to escape through a hole in the fence.
He was taken to the hospital and treated, but his injuries are not considered life-threatening and is expected to be OK.
Witnesses say they pulled the two dogs off the mailman.
Mail carriers carry pepper spray and are trained to use their satchels to defend against any dog attacks. However, authorities say he wasn’t able to react quickly enough. The mailman also wears a hearing aid.
The postal service says it is stopping mail delivery on Ellopia Street for at least 10 days.
Animal Control cited the dogs’ owner for having dogs without rabies shots.
(CBS Local, KDKA - Aug 5, 2013)
