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This is a normal, regulated, and common use of the USPS.

• oneplane 6y ago
  Seems rather absurd to put a live animal in a box and put it in a process that is designed for moving non-living man-made objects around. The only time I've heard about animals shipping via a postal service was illegal imports of birds (tied up and put in tubes).
  • idbehold 6y ago
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-children-sent-through-mail-180959372/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-chil...
  • kolanos 6y ago
    At one time, USPS was used to mail children. [0] [0]: https://www.history.com/news/mailing-children-post-office https://www.history.com/news/mailing-children-post-office
  • omg_ponies 6y ago
    That's an inaccurate statement. The shipment of live animals via USPS is a specific service documented in detail at https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_008.htm https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_008.htm These include bees, day–old poultry, adult birds, and small, harmless, cold–blooded animals.