Jeremy Vine: talking about cattle attacks

On the 21st July, 2023, Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio2 discussed cattle attacks on the public, and interviewed COWS member, Libby James. An animal behavioural scientist gave her views (although these views were unsupported by the evidence from our data base) and another victim of cattle, Sharn Thomas, told her story. Other people contacted the show and related their experiences, including a horse rider whose horse was attacked on a bridleway.

Listen to Libby’s interview here:

The animal behavioural scientist and Sharn Thomas are interviewed in this section:

A few more victims tell Jeremy Vine about their experiences in the final segment:

One commentator stated that only walkers are attacked, not farmers, and this proves that attacks only happens to people not familiar with cattle. This is manifestly untrue. The majority of the 5-6 people killed every year in England and Wales are farmers or farm workers.

Thank you, Jeremy Vine, for tackling this important subject. Since the programme was aired a week ago, we have received an additional 35 reports, taking the total in our database to over 720.

If you have been injured by cattle, or if you have had a near-miss incident, please report your experience to us: using our report form.