Report:1166
Date: 26/7/2025
Location: Grid Ref (start): SK08765494 Grid Ref (end): SK08735454 Footpath Grindon, Staffordshire
Group of walkers with dogs
Report: “Half the group, including a dog on a lead, walked through the field with no incident. We all gave the cows and calves a wide berth.
2 of the party were further behind with another dog on a lead. One cow spotted the second dog and became extremely aggressive. The walkers backed away and let go of the dog. The cow charged at the dog and chased it until it ran out of the field. The walkers managed to get out of that field without being hurt but it was close to being an incident with injury. We then had to find an alternative way for them to reach the village out if sight of the cows.
I will be reporting to this to the Local authority, but it is not easy to find out how to report these incidents. I don’t think cows and calves should be put in fields with public footpaths, the risks are too high.”
Cattle Safety 