Incident number: 1084
Response ID: 313,992,260
Date of incident: 13.04.25
Location: East Harptree, Somerset On a public right of way through field near Nettwood Lane
Status: Two people with dog on lead on PRoW
E Hale’s Story
“A group of around 20 cows or so were to the left of the gate that we needed to go through. We walked away from the public right of way to ensure that we gave them some space. Our dog was not reacting and kept on a tight lead. The cows were watching us and then they started to trot towards us and then began speeding up. Our dog started reacting so we had to let her off the lead. The cows were beginning to circle us but our small dog running around them pushed them back and we were able to run to the gate. Our dog continued to run around them, barking until we were at the gate and then she came back to us when we called her and luckily she was able to get through the cows as they had now surrounded the gate. It was very scary and I am sure that we would have been injured if not for our dog. We have walked through many fields with cattle before and have never felt this threatened and at risk of harm.
Our dog was very agitated following this incident and it took us a while to calm her down. Not sure how she will react to cows in the future now.”
Cattle Safety 