Postman tells of attack while delivering parcel in Cleckheaton (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Postman tells of attack while delivering parcel in Cleckheaton
7:00am Friday 23rd November 2012 in News
By Rhys Thomas, T&A Reporter
Postman Andrew Leckenby who was bitten by a dog whilst delivering mail
A postman has told of the terrifying moment he was confronted by a snarling dog in a garden in Birkenshaw, Bradford.
Andrew Leckenby was attacked by the Dalmatian on Wednesday.
He told the Telegraph & Argus that the dog bared its teeth before biting him on the back of his thigh.
The animal is well-known to the Royal Mail delivery office at Cleckheaton and is listed there as a dangerous dog.
The postal driver said: “The dog was aggressive. I was scared, especially knowing its history.”
Mr Leckenby, 43, owns four greyhounds and is a dog lover but added: “It is not nice having a dog coming at you with its teeth bared. If a dog wants to bite you, it will.”
Mr Leckenby, who has been bitten a “couple of times” by dogs in 12 years with Royal Mail, said the animal is usually kept in a cage round the back of the house. After rattling the gate to make sure it was not free, he went into the garden and was beckoned to a window by the homeowner.
As he handed a parcel over, the dog appeared around the corner of the house.
“I was shouting at the dog,” said Mr Leckenby. “The owner was shouting at the dog.
“It bit me on my leg, just near my bum. I shouted at it again and managed to get away.”
Fortunately, he did not suffer any serious injuries.
He backed the call for tougher legal sanctions, saying: “At the moment, the onus is on us to make the delivery, even if there is an animal there.”
Mr Leckenby said deliveries to the address had been suspended.
Comments(18)
BertSanders
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8:42am Fri 23 Nov 12
idleone wrote:Absolutely - and a licence to keep a dog should be reintroduced at a significant price that covers administration.
A real menace. Permanent ban on post delivery to any address with a dog should be In place and the individuals should have to collect their mail from the local sorting centre. This guy should prosecute the owner.
Emptycup
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9:57am Fri 23 Nov 12
Joedavid
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10:12am Fri 23 Nov 12
Can't understand people keeping dogs like that and in a cage too. Should be stopped.
ANY WHERE BUT HERE
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10:35am Fri 23 Nov 12
Outraged English Subject
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10:57am Fri 23 Nov 12
BertSanders wrote:Entirely agree, the reintroduction of a licence is a duty not only by the state, moreover it’s a responsibility of all dog owners. (Even Jack Russell Dogs!!!)
idleone wrote:Absolutely - and a licence to keep a dog should be reintroduced at a significant price that covers administration.
A real menace. Permanent ban on post delivery to any address with a dog should be In place and the individuals should have to collect their mail from the local sorting centre. This guy should prosecute the owner.
Bone_idle18
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12:16pm Fri 23 Nov 12
Outraged English Subject wrote:Well, a Jack Russell killed a week old baby this week, so it shows that all dogs are potentially dangerous!
BertSanders wrote:Entirely agree, the reintroduction of a licence is a duty not only by the state, moreover it’s a responsibility of all dog owners. (Even Jack Russell Dogs!!!)
idleone wrote:Absolutely - and a licence to keep a dog should be reintroduced at a significant price that covers administration.
A real menace. Permanent ban on post delivery to any address with a dog should be In place and the individuals should have to collect their mail from the local sorting centre. This guy should prosecute the owner.
£1000 for a licence, which covers the storage of DNA, and matching that to dog crap on the streets. Fouling has become an epidemic in the area.
no licence and owner is immediately destroyed! Or do I mean the dog?
Outraged English Subject
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12:26pm Fri 23 Nov 12
Outraged English Subject
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12:31pm Fri 23 Nov 12
The Hoffster
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1:37pm Fri 23 Nov 12
They're completely irrelevant.
They lick their balls.
Albion.
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1:51pm Fri 23 Nov 12
The Hoffster wrote:Your jealousy is most unbecoming.
As mentioned in that other story, all dogs need to be destroyed.
They're completely irrelevant.
They lick their balls.
thruth9211
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2:20pm Fri 23 Nov 12
DONT POST TO PEOPLE TO HAVE DOGS IN THEIR GARDENS, FREE TO ROAM AROUND
ITS amazing, those on benefits who cant look after themselves have pets to look after, how ironic
GET THEM TO COLLECT THEIR OWN POST, AND GET OUT OF THEIR HOMES
zippy25
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2:43pm Fri 23 Nov 12
The Hoffster wrote:GET A LIFE DICK HEAD |
As mentioned in that other story, all dogs need to be destroyed.
They're completely irrelevant.
They lick their balls.
Albion.
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2:47pm Fri 23 Nov 12
zippy25 wrote:Oh great! Now we await the censors axe. Don't let the idiot wind you up.
The Hoffster wrote:GET A LIFE DICK HEAD |
As mentioned in that other story, all dogs need to be destroyed.
They're completely irrelevant.
They lick their balls.
Farsley Bantam
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3:37pm Fri 23 Nov 12
Bone_idle18 wrote:Are you serious? DNA swabs on dog turds? Will this be done by the newly assembled 'Dog Sh1t Squad'?
Outraged English Subject wrote:Well, a Jack Russell killed a week old baby this week, so it shows that all dogs are potentially dangerous! £1000 for a licence, which covers the storage of DNA, and matching that to dog crap on the streets. Fouling has become an epidemic in the area. no licence and owner is immediately destroyed! Or do I mean the dog?BertSanders wrote:Entirely agree, the reintroduction of a licence is a duty not only by the state, moreover it’s a responsibility of all dog owners. (Even Jack Russell Dogs!!!)idleone wrote: A real menace. Permanent ban on post delivery to any address with a dog should be In place and the individuals should have to collect their mail from the local sorting centre. This guy should prosecute the owner.Absolutely - and a licence to keep a dog should be reintroduced at a significant price that covers administration.
In any case those who leave dog crap on the streets are unlikely to apply for a licence.
The Hoffster
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5:39pm Fri 23 Nov 12
zippy25 wrote:Come on; lighten up.
The Hoffster wrote:GET A LIFE DICK HEAD |
As mentioned in that other story, all dogs need to be destroyed.
They're completely irrelevant.
They lick their balls.
:)
del949
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6:40pm Fri 23 Nov 12
Ian H 1971
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10:01pm Fri 23 Nov 12
idleone says...
7:39am Fri 23 Nov 12