Dangerous Cows

[The Straight Story]

Dangerous Cows

The image of cows as placid, gentle creatures is a city slicker’s fantasy, judging from an article published on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reports that about 20 people a year are killed by cows in the United States. In some cases, the cows actually attack humans—ramming them, knocking them down, goring them, trampling them and kicking them in the head—resulting in fatal injuries to the head and chest.

Mother cows, like other animals, can be fiercely protective of their young, and dairy bulls, the report notes, are “especially possessive of their herd and occasionally disrupt feeding, cleaning, and milking routines.”

The article, in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, discusses 21 cases in which people were killed by cattle from 2003 to 2007 in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

In 16 cases, “the animal was deemed to have purposefully struck the victim,” the report states. In 5 other cases, people were crushed against walls or by gates shoved by the cattle. Ten of the attacks were by bulls, 6 by cows and 5 by “multiple cattle.” A third of the deaths were caused by animals that had been aggressive in the past.

http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/dangerous-cows/?hp

Ban cows and conceal carry of cows now! :rofl:

[HeresyLives]

1. Get revenge. Go Cow-tipping.

[Critters2]

5. I think the cows are getting revenge for what humans do to them

on a daily basis. A few trampled humans is nothing compared to what goes on in slaughterhouses.

[MineralMan]

2. I used to work at a dairy, and the only danger you were

in from the cows was being trampled as they hurried to their stanchions to eat some grain and get milked. Otherwise, they were all sweethearts with massive gas coming out of both ends.

[handmade34]

23. for the most part you are right...

especially the behavior of cows on a dairy farm. I have worked both on dairy farms and with beef cattle (as well as sheep, goats, pigs,etc...) I once witnessed a fellow worker get into a small pen with a Charolais (mother). These cows are beautiful and most of the time docile. When my friend got in the pen, she- the cow- felt threatened and charged. If he had not been VERY agile and able to jump quickly, he would have been dead. All 'mothers' can be very dangerous and that includes horses, pigs, sheep and goats... It just happens that cows are really big.

[Critters2]

3. I remember a case when I lived in Iowa. Two bachelor brothers

were killed by their cattle. Can't remember all the details, except that their sister found them, and authorities concluded that one brother was attacked first, and the other tried to come to his aid. It was pretty amazing.

[jwirr]

6. I was 13 years old when my 3 year old sister was attacked by a steer.

I saw it coming and ran to save her - got there just minutes before and pulled her away. We were very lucky to survive. In the defense of the animal in our case - my sister had no business being in the barnyard. The moral of the story is that if you are around animals use precautions.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. In all seriousness when volunteered at a Kibutz a lifetime ago

I could deal with Chickens... and they can be vicious.

But no volunteer was allowed near the cows... two reasons

The bull was vicious. You walked by and he'd be snorting and huffing... and the cows were known to charge.

Many years later, in another continent, I picked up an agricultural worker that was charged by the family cow...

We first had to distract "daisy" away from him... not an easy task for them city slickers.

I even considered having the army, we had an escort, shoot the damn thing down. But that would have left them without a milk cow. So we used the siren, and some towels to shoo it away, and them moved VERY FAST.

You could say we were very well motivated.

Oh and after he went home, they kept it in the corral, and were ever so careful at milking time.

[pnorman]

7. "occasionally disrupt feeding, cleaning, and milking routines."

"Hey you! Get your hands off my wife's tits!" :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

pnorman

[Kurovski]

8. !

:rofl:

[csziggy]

9. I yell at the screen every time I watch Jurassic Park and the guy says

"Go ahead and pet the brontosaurus; it's an herbivore."

Herbivores are f***ing dangerous. Elephants kill more people in Africa than lions or leopards. And large herbivores don't even to intend to hurt someone to injure them badly or kill them.

[Kurovski]

10. But bears are cool...right?

:D

[csziggy]

13. LOL! Bears seriously worry me. Slugs - now there is a safe animal I don't worry about

Though they might eat my plants, they aren't gonna eat me!


There is a bear in the neighborhood - apparently he's living in my back thirty acres, the fifty acres next door and working his way up and down the conservation easement along the creekbed that runs south from my property. He's been seen a few times from the houses whose property back up to the creekbed easement but hasn't harmed anyone.

If I go out in our back thirty, I make lots of noise so the bear can get out of my way!

[Kurovski]

14. show respect for da bears.

Y'know, I slid on a banana slug once. Good thing I had good baance. :)

[gleaner]

18. Elephants don't kill people....

people kill people.:rofl: Unless, of course the elephants have their Uzis. Then you better watch it.

Actually I've read that Hippos kill more people than any other animal in Africa. They are Herbivores too, but apparently they have very bad tempers.:mad:

[csziggy]

21. Oh, you are probably right. Hippos are dangerous and bad tempered

I wouldn't mess with a hippo, ever! Besides have you ever seen how they poo? Just leave at, don't swim with the hippos!


But remember the tourist that was killed because the snapping of his camera annoyed the elephant? There's a reason paparazzi don't stalk elephants!

[gleaner]

22. I did not hear about that...

elephants are so large that I would keep my distance and move quietly, much the same way that I would if I had to be in the same physical space as Rush Limbaugh. Say. I wonder if anyone has any statistics on Rush tramplings? He may not be an herbivore, but he is very large, very erratic to begin with and probably on drugs. A good combination to avoid if you don't want to get trampled.:tinfoilhat:

[csziggy]

24. Well, the paparazzi aren't stalking Rush, are they? Nobody wants HIS picture!

Here is an article about elephants attacks in Africa - I think the case I was remembering happened way back in 1999 but I am not sure which it is: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatresources/4187283/Safari-safety-under-scrutiny.html

And here is one about human-elephant conflicts mostly in India: http://www.elephants.com/globalnews_conflict_03.htm

But herbivores of all sorts are really dangerous.

[gleaner]

26. No Rush stalking that I know of ;)

I have insomnia and once as I trying to drift off, I was experiencing a free floating anxiety about being trapped in a small space with Rush, and getting trampled to death trying to get away.;) If you look of that picture of him bouncing and bouncing and bouncing you can tell he is just waiting to stomp crap out of anything that moves.:hide:

Thank you very much for linking me to the articles. I had heard once that the African elephants were more dangerous than the Asian elephants, but it is beginning to look like a toss up to me. The walking safaris sound like pure lunacy. At least in a jeep you might have a chance to drive away faster than the elephant could run, although 25 mph is a pretty good speed for such a huge animal; but walking you don't have much of chance at all. I think I'll pass on walking safaris.

Herbivores are dangerous and they all seem to be very bad tempered. I recall reading that camels are notoriously surly and remember slights forever. They spit a noxious green bile on those who have offended them. Like very large skunks, only spewing stench out the other end. I read an article once about a camel who had been abused by his driver who later sold him. Twenty years later the camel encountered the abusive owner again, slimed him and attempted to trample him to death. Granted, they are not as big as elephants or hippos, but I bet it still hurt like Hell. Now I am wondering why the Republicans don't take the camel as a GOP symbol. Camels cannot be trusted, they slime people they don't like and try to trample all over them. They also smell bad. That's a Republican for sure.:crazy:

[CanonRay]

11. No joke, a lady down the road got her hip broken by a cow

it pinned her up her up against a barn wall. They are generally docile, but they are big animals just the same.

[Fla_Democrat]

12. If you can conceal carry a cow...

you really don't need it anyway. :think:

[countingbluecars]

15. I'm having The Farside flashbacks.

[Tesha]

16. The cows only get really vicious when you try to take their cigarettes away. (NT)

[Tesha]

17. The cows only get really vicious when you try to take their cigarettes away. (NT)

[gleaner]

19. True....

but they don't like it when you take their chewing gum or beer either. Better to play it safe and let them keep it all.:toast:

[IDemo]

20. They can have my cow when they pry my cold, dead fingers...

[Lord Helmet]

25. go cows!

[LWolf]

27. The only experience with cows that I have

is from other peoples' cows.

I rode regularly across land that was leased for cattle. Bulls, cows, and calves all turned out on about 10,000 acres bordering public land. They never gave us, or the dog, a second glance.

Neighbors have kept dairy, beef, roping, and wrestling breeds; never aggressive at all.

I must not have been around any angry cows, lol. Maybe it's the way they're kept?

My favorites are Highland cattle; I have helped move them with horse and dog. They were placid, including the bull: