Woman killed by cows !

norseman · #1 03-09-2011, 07:46 AM

Two years ago, in South Wales, a woman was trampled by cows while walking her dog. The cows had calves and the dog was off it's leash.

Well, it's happened again in the same area under the same circumstances. Cows with calves and an excited dog running around, barking. Woman trampled by cows trying to protect their calves from a "wolf". There were warning signs posted concerning dogs to be kept on a leash.
Really, some dog owners are as brainless as their pets !

A few years back, when the Right to Roam Act came in, I was on warden duty in the National Park advising people about what they could and could not do. By and large, the public [especially the serious walkers] were perfectly sensible EXCEPT [you guessed it] dog owners. Many were very abusive about their Right to allow their dogs to run wild on nesting sites for grouse and the like. And don't get me started on the "Right" to foul the streets wherever and whenever !

Silver · #2 03-09-2011, 08:10 AM

It's hard to believe in a country where horses and hounds have been so much a part of life, they train the horses but the heck with the dogs. Dogs can be trained to behave on or offf a leash. Simply amazing & sad.

norseman · #3 03-09-2011, 08:48 AM

Hi SG. Half the problem is that we never allow dogs to "grow up", they are kept permanently in the puppy state by their owners. Perhaps it is too easy to become a dog owner - they are the one's who need training

Squatchit · #4 03-09-2011, 09:05 AM

My window cleaner was headbutted by a cow - knocked him unconscious. Same reason - she was protecting her young. No dog involved in this story - he simply trespassed into her 'space'.

They're massive creatures when you get up close and personal, aren't they?

norseman · #5 03-09-2011, 10:42 AM

AND so tasty !

#6 03-09-2011, 10:46 AM

"we never allow dogs to "grow up", they are kept permanently in the puppy state by their owners"
Now i know the reason i had to go to school all those years....