Police issue cow warning after man seriously injured

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A police officer who sparked 2,000 complaints after ramming a cow on a road is returning to frontline duty after an internal investigation cleared him of wrongdoing.

The cow, named Beau Lucy, was struck in Staines-upon-Thames on 15 June, leading to complaints from the public after a video clip was shared on social media.

More than 250 pieces of video, 75 witness statements and animal welfare specialists were reviewed, police said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7n1l72j9wo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjjwl5g29d8o

Two calves and a cow have died after dogs attacked them in their field.

The attack is believed to have taken place in the field, off Holme Lacy Road in the Rotherwas area of Hereford, on Saturday.

The calves were chased by two dogs before being killed and the cow had to be put down after being injured during the attack.

West Merica Police has urged anyone who has information about the attacks to come forward.

https://boingboing.net/2024/06/16/pet-cow-named-clementina-is-jealous-of-her-moms-boyfriend.html

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Footage shared with the BBC shows a cow running loose on the streets of Surrey, and later getting to its feet after being struck by a police car.

Surrey Police said in a statement that after attempts to safely capture the cow “over a period of a number of hours” failed, “the decision was made to stop it using a police car”.

The cow was hit twice by a marked vehicle which the RSPCA said "appears disproportionate".

The force released a statement saying that the cow's owner had been located and its injuries assessed by a vet, who was overseeing its continued treatment and recovery.

It also said it would refer itself to the police complaints watchdog.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c511ezjlmrro

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/15/surrey-police-face-criticism-after-using-car-to-ram-escaped-cow

Trains cancelled between Exeter and Bristol due to cows on track:

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/trains-cancelled-between-exeter-bristol-9318022

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/

Cow cuddling: Cognitive considerations in bovine-assisted therapy

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

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“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.

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

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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.