[hawkinspeter]

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

[quote]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.[/quote]

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[a1white]

” Experts have called for new

” 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?

[chrisonabike]

Something about this “support

Something about this “support animal” business has always made me quizzical, but I’ve never been able to put my finger on it.

[chrisonabike]

I do like a belted Galloway,
I do like a belted Galloway, the mint humbug of the cow family.

[hawkinspeter]

chrisonabike wrote:

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

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.

[hawkinspeter]

Car crashes into building in

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/

[chrisonabike]

Yeah, hug a heifer doesn’t
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!

[hawkinspeter]

https://www

Cow cuddling: Cognitive considerations in bovine-assisted therapy

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

“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.

[hawkinspeter]

https://www.independent.co.uk

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

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.

[David9694]

you mean collect them on the

you mean collect them on the hoof like we do in CCIB?

[Drinfinity]

These handsome beasties live

These handsome beasties live in the field on my regular loop. On this winter trip they found bliss in my studded tyres, which were both scratchy and salty.

Further up is bigger herd which have a habit of just standing in the trail, forcing the timid cyclist to mince around a bog to get past without causing alarm. 

[stonojnr]

It can happen with just
It can happen with just walkers,cyclists too, cows can be unpredictable, they arent domesticated, yes they can react more aggressively when there are calves they’re protecting.

But I had this instance on a ride with a bull, over 50metres away in its own field, with a fence between us, I was on the road passing the field, it still clocked me as a perceived threat, went basically very aggressive, and tried to charge at us.

We left before it got to test how good the fence was, if we’d been in the same field I’d have been panicking for sure.

[ktache]

The Belted Galloway cows and
The Belted Galloway cows and calves will be put out on the army ranges which I ride over on my evening commute this weekend, signs went up a week back, bulls arrive later. Keeps the heath heathlike. Small breed. And have been bread for docility too. Never had a problem with the mothers, but the little ones can get uppity. And then the mum’s can get protective.
Most cow attacks involve dog walkers and cows worried for their kids, the advice seems to be keep the dog on a lead, yeah right, until the cows get aggressive then let the dog run off.

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