Dog owners urged to be more vigilant as attacks on posties spike across Australia

There have been nearly 2,000 dog attacks toward posties this financial year. (Australia Post)

Dog owners are being urged to keep a closer eye on their pets after Australia Post released data which showed an increasing number of posties have been attacked, harassed or chased this financial year.

According to Australia Post, there was a staggering 1,885 incidents between dogs and posties between July 2022 and March 2023.