Postal workers can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to work safety! HRSBT recently reported on a mail carrier being assaulted by turkeys on his daily route, and now new reports are surfacing of another menacing animal attacking postal workers in the United Kingdom!
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According to The Guardian, Royal Mail postal workers are threatening to suspend mail delivery to one recipient’s address until the occupants can control their pet … and it’s not the kind of pet you’re thinking of!
Four-year-old Bella has become a nuisance to the mail service, as she “snatches the mail and puts [the mail carrier’s] fingers at risk of injury.” But Bella isn’t a dog … she’s a cat! The couple who owns Bella says they have been contacted by the Royal Mail and could face having their deliveries suspended until they can control the cat.
According to Bella’s owners, “We’ve noticed over the last couple of days that the postman is very hesitant at putting the letters in, and Bella thinks it’s a game that he’s trying to play.” Due to this “game,” the Royal Mail has asked that the owners restrain Bella “at all times.” The owners add, “I haven’t seen her put her paws all the way through, but I think it’s fair what they’re saying—it’s just how they’ve worded the letter. As to restraining the cat, I’d no way dare.”
A spokesperson for the Royal Mail has said, “If we feel that there is a risk from a dog, or any other animal, at an individual address, we are committed to working with the customer to agree [to] simple steps to ensure we can continue to deliver the mail safely.”
In Bella’s case, “This could be done just by making sure the pet is kept safely away from the letterbox, or by installing a cage inside the letterbox to reduce the risk of fingers being bitten or scratched.” The spokesperson adds, “Our postmen and women also use posting pegs which they use to deliver mail safely to properties where there are animals present.” Posting pegs seem to be the answer for this predicament, but are they effective against wild turkeys?