Incident number: 1207
Response ID: 317,241,171
Date of incident: 14.10.25
Location: West Calais Hill, Canterbury. (What 3 words Utensil.strapping.definite)
Status: Two people with dogs on leads
Our reporter’s story
“The cows spotted us across the field and came at reasonable pace towards us, we gave them a wide berth with the dogs on short leashes, and as we funnelled to access the gate to exit the field a cow behind me pushed me to the ground, face first, and the group proceeded to trample me and my dog. I let go of the dog, he escaped to the next field. I proceeded to be thrown about under the herd, the ground was wet so I was sliding across the floor keeping myself face down. My brother sent his dog to the next field and pushed himself into the trampling cows to get them off of me, they retreated.”
“ I experienced many bruises to limbs and back from kicking, and a lot of blood, facial swelling, nose trauma and broken lip, bruised ribs. The dog was stomped on but is not currently showing any signs of injury, he is being monitored closely.”
They add “The farmer owns many alternate non public access fields, it would be reasonable for the use of public access fields to be a last resort. More apparent warnings that cattle are present. Water troughs to be far from public access gates. Alternative means of escape, as we got stuck after the attack in a small gated area between two adjacent herds. And ideally an apparent method of contact in the case of an emergency.”
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