Category: Miscellaneous

It’s not just humans…

Limousin cows are the breed we most often feature in our Horror Stories section.

Why? Because they are now the commonest type of beef cattle farmed in the UK, and because Limousin cows do seem to be more aggressive than traditional British breeds.

It’s not just humans who are at risk. Just look at what happened in Ireland, when a swan made the mistake of landing in a field of Limousins.

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The entire herd charged the poor bird, intent on trampling it. Luckily the swan was eventually rescued, and is recovering on a nearby lake.

Read the whole story in the Irish Mirror.

Photo of swan being chased by the herd of cattle: photo credit Dan Linehan.

 

Another cow attack, in County Durham

Another cow trampling attack on a public footpath.

On the 5th October 2017, just a few weeks ago, Lianne Hutchinson was out walking her dog on a public footpath near Darlington. Suddenly, a cow barged through the fence and attacked her.

Continue reading “Another cow attack, in County Durham”

Irish story – Ann Doherty

“I know I’m so lucky to be alive.”

In this video clip, Ann Doherty describes how she was attacked by a bull in 2010. The incident happened when Ann found the road blocked by cows, got out of her car, and wandered into the bull’s field, by mistake. Continue reading “Irish story – Ann Doherty”

Farmer killed by her cow

We focus on walkers, but this death reminds us that farmers are at a much greater risk

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Another death

Sad news from Northern Ireland. Thelma Gorman, a respected cattle breeder, was found on her farm yesterday afternoon after an “incident” with a cow.

Sadly, despite the efforts of the air ambulance, she died at the scene. Continue reading “Farmer killed by her cow”

Near-miss story – Maxwell’s Tweet

One man went walking with his dog. Next minute, he was running for his life.

One man went walking with his dog, and happened to enter a field of cows. Next minute, he was running for his life.

He captured the terrifying incident on his smart phone and, later, posted it on Twitter as a lesson to others.

“This happened at Pishiobury [near Welwyn Garden City]. I just cried and ran. My dog had to fend for himself. Literally the worst thing ever.”

Listen to it with the sound turned on.
Video on Twitter
Cattle attack, filmed on smartphone, posted to Twitter

Posted with the permission of @JMaxwell.

Cattle kill 6 a year in Northern Ireland

An experienced farmer describes how he was nearly gored.

Farmer Victor Chestnutt is deputy president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union and very aware of the need to handle cattle with caution. As part of Farm Safety Week, he described how he was nearly gored by one of his own cows a few years ago. Continue reading “Cattle kill 6 a year in Northern Ireland”

Domain names purchased

What’s in a name?

OK. What do you call a site about cattle who attack walkers on public footpaths in England and Wales? A site that’s trying to be sensible and mature, responsible and measured, rational and restrained…

Killer Cows, of course.

Forget sensible, mature, restrained, etc. Let’s go for punchy and memorable!

Couldn’t decide which, so I bought them both:

  • killercows.co.uk
  • killercattle.co.uk