Mwooooo!
A British policeman has been brutally attacked by some 50 cows. Insp Chris Poole suffered four broken ribs and a punctured lung when he was knocked down from behind by one of the angry grass chewers, and then gang bashed by a number of others.
Who would have thought that the fish of the land (or is that chicken? I’m talking about you Jessica Simpson) could attack and cause serious injury.
The Worthington Herald reports:
Recovering at his home Insp Poole said he wanted to warn all walkers to give cows a wide berth.
The 50-year-old officer said: “I worked on a farm and with cattle when I was a youngster and always told people not to worry about cows and said they never attacked.
“Little did I know.”
He was walking his ten-year-old Golden Retriever “Zak” on the South Downs near his home and decided to put him on a lead as they entered the cattle field and continued along a designated footpath.
He said: “Suddenly, one cow started mooing and then others began running towards me.
“There were about 50 of them, some were cows with calves but all were fully grown.
“We were surrounded but I wasn’t scared and waved and shooed them away as they came close.
“They were focused on Zak and became more agitated as they got nearer and nearer.
“Then I felt this cow butt me hard in the back.
“I fell to the ground and let go of Zak’s lead.
“There were hooves all around me and I was being repeatedly head butted as I lay there.
“I felt my ribs go. One cow stood on my arm and broke my watch, and I suffered a gash on my head.”
A veterinarian told media cows could become protective of their young to the point of becoming aggressive, especially if a large dog was nearby.
Cow behaving badly.
Nowhere is safe! Nowhere!