Cow/ bull attacks

[GrannyGranny]

AGREE DECAF!! the fact that the bull was destroyed is pathetic. Humanising animals yet again, just like when dogs attack.

 

So if a dog attacked a child/adult and injured/killed them you would still let the dog live? Probably to do the same thing again?

Its an A N I M A L, therefore unpredictable and should be destroyed.

The owners of these dogs (you know the ones I mean) are not fit to keep a dog.

They see them as a status symbol and think it makes them look more masculine so they will get respect innit! In fact, all it does is makes them look pathetic and sad.

[decaff]

Its an A N I M A L, therefore unpredictable and should be destroyed.

The owners of these dogs (you know the ones I mean) are not fit to keep a dog.

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By this logic, humans should be destroyed too as we are animals, therefore unpredictable

[GrannyGranny]

By this logic, humans should be destroyed too as we are animals, therefore unpredictable

 

Great logic decaff!

 

There are a few differences between humans and dogs/cows/bulls etc..

 

It may appear to be the case sometimes.

[llamatron]

So if a dog attacked a child/adult and injured/killed them you would still let the dog live? Probably to do the same thing again?

Its an A N I M A L, therefore unpredictable and should be destroyed.

The owners of these dogs (you know the ones I mean) are not fit to keep a dog.

They see them as a status symbol and think it makes them look more masculine so they will get respect innit! In fact, all it does is makes them look pathetic and sad.

 

 

A N I M A L S are as unpredictable as humans!

 

I wouldn't destroy them, I would retrain them and ban the owner from ever owning another animal of any kind along with other punishments. Only if they are untrainable should they be destroyed, with the knowledge that its still the owners fault-in general.

 

The attitude of destroy first think later makes me sick.

 

If the bull has been destroyed then that is totally pathetic. Its not going to get a bloodlust as its vegetarian so its not the same as a human or a dog. Your ignorance of animals is laughable!

[GrannyGranny]

If a dog attacks a person without provocation and inflicts serious injury or worse then retraining them is a joke. Its a dog! A responsible owner would agree with this.

yet 9 times out of 10 the owners of these types of dogs have no social or moral bone in their body. How will you enforce the ban for keeping animals? They will just get their partner/wife/Mum/Brother to buy it. It just not practical.

[llamatron]

If a dog attacks a person without provocation and inflicts serious injury or worse then retraining them is a joke. Its a dog! A responsible owner would agree with this.

yet 9 times out of 10 the owners of these types of dogs have no social or moral bone in their body. How will you enforce the ban for keeping animals? They will just get their partner/wife/Mum/Brother to buy it. It just not practical.

 

Thats funny you just said it was bad owners, that is the provocation. They have been taught to behave badly. There is no reason to suspect that they can't be retrained.

 

Enforcing it would require someone to check their homes however if it stopped animals being destroyed and people being attacked then surely its worth it.

 

A responsible owner trains their dog and knows that social responsibility is something that is taught by socialising the dog. A person learns social responsibility as do dogs.

 

You have very little knowledge by the sound of it as you seem to think that a bull will develop a bloodlust:hihi:

[nightrider]

Just been reading the Daily Mail (red arrow me if you wish lol) and came across a tragic story about a couple in their 60's that were attacked by a bull in Nottinghamshire while out a ramble.

 

The husband was killed and the woman is stable in intentive care. It must have been horrific. The farmer has since had the poor bull destroyed (which I dont think should have been done its an innocent animal)

 

Im a country lass, hailing from the green hills of Stannington, and am used to walking through fields full of cows without hesitation- I have been chased a few times, and a herd of bullocks licked all the paint off my bike after me and my mate had to run and leave our bikes as we were being charged at haha!!

 

Has anyone else ever had any similar experiences? P.S probably best not to name farms/ farmers in this thread

 

yes - cows can be very aggressive. I have had aggressive behaviour from them several times in the last 3 or 4 years - charging at me for no reason, "pushing" us towards the stile etc. There's no way to tell either - I have been walking in a field of seemingly placid cows when out of nowhere one just charged at us without any apparent warning!

[lawrenceHHH]

I am seeking help from anyone who has had an incident with cows in the north Hathersage area, on the way from Stannage to Hathersage village church, via Toothill Farm public pathway.

At end-July last year (2013) I was attacked and badly injured by a black cow while on this path. The farmer says I am lying about the attack, even though I ended up in hospital. I would really appreciate it if anyone can help me.

 

Everyone laughs when you tell them about it, but the sheer strength of these animals is amazing. I was knocked off my feet like a feather and sent rolling down a rocky bank.

There are now strict HSE guidelines that farmers must follow. A member of the public has an absolute right to go along a public path at anytime in safety without fear of being attacked. Farmers have a lot to learn about safety issues, and if they don't comply, they risk massive compensation claims/fines. They must keep their animals separate from the public pathways with electric fences, enclosed, gated fields etc.

 

The public are entitled to enjoy the countryside just as much as farmers use it to breed animals, and this includes right-to-roam land.

 

Take care everyone, best regards, Lawrence