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writes:the post lady ran over my dog today at the back of my house. the front of the house was taken up with cars and we have a large backyard for trucks and vans for business. usually the post delivery people revere back out our driveway onto the road but today the lady drove down to the back of the house to a clear area are drove round to turn and in the process ran over my dog killing him instantly and drove on out of the yard without stopping and carried on. we knew they didnt get along cause my two dogs always bark at them and once she was told not to get out of her car and one of them bit her. since then we kept them inside unless someone was outside. my nephew, mam and brother were out there when she did it and the lady didnt stop. i'm just wondering is there anything we can do legal action wise because it was on our property, she wasnt watching where she was going, she could have hit my nephew and kept going. it was dangerous driving. also my dog was a purebred. i dont care about money because we had the dog for years and money cant buy memories and good times. my dog didnt bark because he usually follows vehicles out the back to welcome people home. is there anything we can do?
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reader, Denise32  +, writes (3 July 2012):
 Whether your dog should have been running loose or not is beside the point.
The truth is your post lady should have been careful to look and see if the driveway was clear before backing out. She was negligent in not checking and worse still in just driving away.
I would advise you to get in touch with your local humane society or RSPCA and report her actions to them.
There are legal consequences for cruelty (whether through carelessness or deliberately inflicted) to animals.
I'm sorry for your loss.......
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reader, Honeypie +, writes (3 July 2012):
 I'm sorry you lost your dog. Losing a 4 legged family member is never easy.
Maybe your dog shouldn't have been running loose (nor your nephew) in a place where cars drive? That is all I can think off.
I would contact a solicitor if you want to go after her for the money and file a police report.
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