Posties DEFEND Royal Mail worker who kicked a blind Shih Tzu 'like a football' before she died

Posties DEFEND Royal Mail worker who kicked a blind Shih Tzu 'like a football' before she died

An unidentified delivery man was seen booting the dog, Ethel, outside a family home in Buckinghamshire earlier this month.

Royal Mail postmen defend delivery worker who kicked blind dog to death ‘like a football’ in vile attack

Colleagues of a Royal Mail postman who booted a blind dog to death earlier this month have defended his actions, citing frequent dog attacks on delivery workers from aggravated pets. The delivery driver has been suspended after kicking Ethel, an 11-year-old Shih Tzu, to death outside a home in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The incident was recorded by a Ring doorbell camera at the property as he delivered a parcel to owner Eve Lewis, 40. The animal was kicked with such force she was sent flying through the air, before rolling along the ground multiple times. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ethel was partially blind and had only one tooth remaining, meaning she posed no threat to the postal worker. Veterinary staff were unable to save Ethel despite emergency treatment, as the dog's blood pressure dropped dramatically, before tragically dying due to organ failure. Defending the impulsive and harrowing response of the worker, one postman told the Telegraph newspaper: “I kicked a terrier that bit my leg to get it off me, and I would do it again. “I would say about 10 of us in my office have been bitten. It’s very common and it’s always the dogs that have ‘never done that before’". Another postman added: “I felt for that dog and the owner, but I also felt for the postie. “If you have been bitten, or been threatened with being bitten, it makes you scared. They come snapping at your ankles and it’s frightening.” Another postal worker said: “I’m on his side. If you know the area you can do your best to keep safe - if you don’t then you’re supposed to not take any risks.” Postal workers on social media also defended the worker’s actions, saying the dog appeared not to be under control in the footage, and that dog owners often insist their pet is “just being friendly”, even in the wake of an attack. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Locals fume over traveller site where PC Harper's killers hid receiving £4.2m taxpayer-funded revamp Gatwick Airport left with no running water