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Police issue cow warning after man seriously injured

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After finding out that more people are killed by cows than by cyclists, maybe we should have a thread for cow related incidents?

Personally, I'm all in favour of cows being forced to have bells if their horns don't work.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/police-issue-cow-warning-after-9306446

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Derbyshire Police were alerted to reports of a man being trampled by cows in Shirland, a small village 19 miles northwest of Nottingham, at about 7:40am on Friday. The man was taken to hospital with "significant, serious injuries," although they are not believed to be life-threatening at this stage.

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hawkinspeter | 2 weeks ago
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A police officer who sparked 2,000 complaints after ramming a cow on a road is returning to frontline duty after an internal investigation cleared him of wrongdoing.

The cow, named Beau Lucy, was struck in Staines-upon-Thames on 15 June, leading to complaints from the public after a video clip was shared on social media.

More than 250 pieces of video, 75 witness statements and animal welfare specialists were reviewed, police said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7n1l72j9wo

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mattw | 5 months ago
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Slightly OT:

Lucky for ASBO dog owners that we don't have kangaroos. Yoochoob keeps feeding me short of kangas trying to drown out of control dogs.

https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/kangaroos-might-try-to-...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFTtsmgipd4

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hawkinspeter | 5 months ago
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjjwl5g29d8o

Two calves and a cow have died after dogs attacked them in their field.

The attack is believed to have taken place in the field, off Holme Lacy Road in the Rotherwas area of Hereford, on Saturday.

The calves were chased by two dogs before being killed and the cow had to be put down after being injured during the attack.

West Merica Police has urged anyone who has information about the attacks to come forward.

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brooksby | 5 months ago
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/21/minchinhampton-tow...

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Living among cows is about common sense, say people in Minchinhampton, after a Surrey police car rammed an escaped calf on a residential street

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chrisonabike replied to brooksby | 5 months ago
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I'm not sure I want to share my space with these look-cute-but-are-dangerous critters.  It'd be "just one" then they'd be everywhere!  See HP's post about the pet cow - you'd never be able to leave your avocado-and-alfalfa salad for a second!

Image from here, if people must...

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OldRidgeback | 5 months ago
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Cows clearly need to wear helmets and hi viz apparel and need rubber bumpers fitted over any horns. As they don't pay road tax they should be restricted to mooving along roads at the edge of the kerb.

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chrisonabike replied to OldRidgeback | 5 months ago
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hawkinspeter replied to chrisonabike | 5 months ago
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chrisonabike wrote:

This has already been proposed...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11758512/Cows-s...

They'll try anything except for controlling drivers

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hawkinspeter | 5 months ago
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mattw | 6 months ago
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Derbsyhire are going to be furious that Shirland is defined in relation to Nottingham !

Shirland used to have a good brass band; not sure about now.

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hawkinspeter | 6 months ago
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Footage shared with the BBC shows a cow running loose on the streets of Surrey, and later getting to its feet after being struck by a police car.

Surrey Police said in a statement that after attempts to safely capture the cow “over a period of a number of hours” failed, “the decision was made to stop it using a police car”.

The cow was hit twice by a marked vehicle which the RSPCA said "appears disproportionate".

The force released a statement saying that the cow's owner had been located and its injuries assessed by a vet, who was overseeing its continued treatment and recovery.

It also said it would refer itself to the police complaints watchdog.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c511ezjlmrro

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/15/surrey-police-face-criticism-after-using-car-to-ram-escaped-cow

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chrisonabike replied to hawkinspeter | 6 months ago
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Has the revolution started? I missed the announcement... first horses charging though the streets, now cows.

(Loose beasts all immediately lose against the horsepower and bull-bars of their replacements).

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hawkinspeter replied to chrisonabike | 6 months ago
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chrisonabike wrote:

Has the revolution started? I missed the announcement... first horses charging though the streets, now cows. (Loose beasts all immediately lose against the horsepower and bull-bars of their replacements).

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chrisonabike replied to hawkinspeter | 6 months ago
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Four legs better?

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mdavidford replied to hawkinspeter | 6 months ago
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Join the moovement.

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hawkinspeter replied to hawkinspeter | 5 months ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

Footage shared with the BBC shows a cow running loose on the streets of Surrey, and later getting to its feet after being struck by a police car.

Surrey Police said in a statement that after attempts to safely capture the cow “over a period of a number of hours” failed, “the decision was made to stop it using a police car”.

The cow was hit twice by a marked vehicle which the RSPCA said "appears disproportionate".

The force released a statement saying that the cow's owner had been located and its injuries assessed by a vet, who was overseeing its continued treatment and recovery.

It also said it would refer itself to the police complaints watchdog.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c511ezjlmrro

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/15/surrey-police-face-criticism-after-using-car-to-ram-escaped-cow

Meanwhile,

https://newsthump.com/2024/06/16/police-criticised-after-footage-emerges-of-them-laughing-and-joking-with-an-escaped-white-cow-before-driving-it-back-to-its-field/

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Surrey police have been widely criticised this morning after footage emerged of a number of their officers laughing and joking with a white cow, before returning it to its field with a comfortable ride in the back of a van.

The video was released shortly after another CCTV recording showed a disturbing incident in which a black cow was repeatedly rammed by a police vehicle, despite having broken no laws.

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chrisonabike replied to hawkinspeter | 5 months ago
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wycombewheeler replied to hawkinspeter | 5 months ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

Surrey police have been widely criticised this morning after footage emerged of a number of their officers laughing and joking with a white cow, before returning it to its field with a comfortable ride in the back of a van.

what do people want? be friendly with the cow - be criticised, don't be friendly with the cow - be criticised.

Or is the problem that white cows get treated better than black cows? hardly a surprise.

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chrisonabike replied to wycombewheeler | 5 months ago
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Some of my best friends are bovine...

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Hirsute | 6 months ago
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Why do cows have bells?

Because their GPS doesn't work.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/crggxxk28g6o

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chrisonabike replied to Hirsute | 6 months ago
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Something something fifteen minute pastures...

Can we get that system in cars to guide drivers back off the pavements and cycle lanes?  Seems that the modern vehicle already has all the tech to make it happen, including plenty of electricity.

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hawkinspeter | 6 months ago
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Trains cancelled between Exeter and Bristol due to cows on track:

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/trains-cancelled-between-exeter-bristol-9318022

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a1white | 6 months ago
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" Experts have called for new laws to protect the public from cows, claiming an increase in aggressive behaviour by cattle."

Imagine how dangerous a Cow on a bike would be? Surely a new Dangerous Cow law is required and some sort of licensing?

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chrisonabike replied to a1white | 6 months ago
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Given the numbers why wasn't IDS campaigning for a new offense of "Causing death by dangerous droving"?

On the licencing - at least the ones I've seen tend to have number plates (in their ears) and presumably passed M.O.O.T.

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hawkinspeter | 6 months ago
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Car crashes into building in Cow Lane in Wincheap at Canterbury (no cows or driver involved):

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/wincheap-car-crashes-into-wall-16656/

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hawkinspeter | 6 months ago
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Cow cuddling: Cognitive considerations in bovine-assisted therapy

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/hai.2024.0016

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“Koeknufflen” is the Dutch term that translates directly to mean “cow cuddling” or “cow hugging”. In the Netherlands, there is a tradition of traveling from the cities to the countryside to spend time with farm animals in order to decompress and emotionally recalibrate (McGiffin, 2022). Formally we would call this type of planned interaction between a human and an animal, for therapeutic gains, an animal-assisted interaction (AAI) (Fine et al., 2013). The Dutch have long known about the psychological and physiological benefits of spending time with cattle, yet the vast majority of research into AAIs is based on companion therapy animals (dogs, cats, etc.) and in formal therapeutic settings.

I've been close to the cows on Lundy Island and they are scarily massive - they're not at all aggressive, but I think I'd be very cautious about hugging them.

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chrisonabike replied to hawkinspeter | 6 months ago
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Yeah, hug a heifer doesn't appeal, but neither does support squirrel squeezing or stroking for psychological succour - due to their well-documented aggression (and indeed attacks - what are the government doing about that?).

Cycle psychotherapy for me, despite some posters' repeated slurs about pointy and even dirty bikes!

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hawkinspeter replied to chrisonabike | 6 months ago
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chrisonabike wrote:

Yeah, hug a heifer doesn't appeal, but neither does support squirrel squeezing or stroking for psychological succour - due to their well-documented aggression (and indeed attacks - what are the government doing about that?). Cycle psychotherapy for me, despite some posters' repeated slurs about pointy and even dirty bikes!

https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/emotional-support-squirrel-delays-frontier-airlines-flight.html

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The Miami Herald reports that the woman had no problem boarding Flight 1612. It was only when another passenger noticed that the animal in her bag was a squirrel, that officials were notified. According to an emotional-support animals website, Frontier Airlines permits cats and dogs on its flights, but not rodents — information that infuriated the woman when the airline asked her to get off the plane. When she refused the budge, police were called, and the entire plane evacuated.

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chrisonabike replied to hawkinspeter | 6 months ago
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Something about this "support animal" business has always made me quizzical, but I've never been able to put my finger on it.

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hawkinspeter | 6 months ago
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/colorado-cattle-death-lightning-jackson-county-b2552447.html

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A lightning strike in Colorado killed a rancher and 34 of his cows in Jackson County on Saturday, adding to the death toll of devastating storms that have swept across the US over Memorial Day weekend.

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