USPS Mailman Pepper-Sprays Three Dogs Behind Fence in South Florida

Incident Overview

• 🐶 Surveillance video captured a USPS mailman pepper-spraying three dogs while they were inside a fenced yard on January 2nd in South Florida.
• 💔 The dogs' owner, Bianca Green, is seeking accountability, stating her pets were "assaulted" and did not provoke the mailman.

Sequence of Events

• 📹 The video shows the mailman spraying the dogs, identified as two Shih Tzu poodles and their mother, Ginger, before reaching the mailbox.
• ⚡ The mailman sprayed the dogs proactively, even before arriving at the property, and then sprayed Ginger a second time.
• 🐾 The dogs, DJ, Junior, and Ginger, were observed whining and rubbing their faces in the dirt after being sprayed.

Owner's Account and Evidence

• 🗣️ Bianca Green confronted the mailman, who claimed he pepper-sprayed the dogs because they "tried to bite me."
• 🚫 However, the video evidence contradicts this claim, as the dogs were confined behind a fence and unable to reach the mailman.
• 📍 The mailbox was positioned such that the mailman did not need to cross the fence to deliver mail, and the spraying occurred nowhere near the mailbox.

Official Complaints and Response

• 📝 Bianca Green filed a police report with Lauder Hill police, a complaint with the United States Postal Service, and a criminal offense report with the state attorney's office.
• 📬 The USPS provided a statement acknowledging the situation and assuring that it would be "addressed appropriately as soon as possible."
• ⏳ As of the report, Bianca Green was still awaiting a response and resolution regarding the incident.

Owner's Plea

• ⚖️ Green believes the mailman's actions were "wrong, uncalled for, intentional, and malicious" and that he should not be allowed to repeat such behavior.