Give Delivery Workers the Right to Defend Themselves — Humanely


Give Delivery Workers the Right to Defend Themselves — Humanely
The Issue
Every day in Ireland, delivery drivers, postal workers, and couriers face a risk nobody talks about: dog attacks.
It happens in seconds. A gate left open. A dog that bolts. A worker with nowhere to go and nothing to protect themselves with except their hands.
Right now, employers offer almost nothing. Workers improvise — or they get hurt.
There is a better solution, and it's sitting right in your kitchen.
STOPADOG is a compact deterrent that releases a puff of ground black kitchen pepper. No chemicals. No injury. No lasting harm to the dog. Just a safe moment to step back and walk away.
We are calling on An Post, Amazon, DHL, and all courier companies operating in Ireland to equip every worker with a humane dog deterrent tool before another worker is injured on the job.
Workers deserve protection. Dogs deserve not to be harmed. This petition asks for both.
👉 Sign now. Share with anyone who's ever made a delivery.
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The Issue
Every day in Ireland, delivery drivers, postal workers, and couriers face a risk nobody talks about: dog attacks.
It happens in seconds. A gate left open. A dog that bolts. A worker with nowhere to go and nothing to protect themselves with except their hands.
Right now, employers offer almost nothing. Workers improvise — or they get hurt.
There is a better solution, and it's sitting right in your kitchen.
STOPADOG is a compact deterrent that releases a puff of ground black kitchen pepper. No chemicals. No injury. No lasting harm to the dog. Just a safe moment to step back and walk away.
We are calling on An Post, Amazon, DHL, and all courier companies operating in Ireland to equip every worker with a humane dog deterrent tool before another worker is injured on the job.
Workers deserve protection. Dogs deserve not to be harmed. This petition asks for both.
👉 Sign now. Share with anyone who's ever made a delivery.
Change.org may prompt you to make a donation after signing — this goes directly to their platform, not to us. There is no obligation.

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Petition created on 12 April 2026