Cattle news

From The Daily Mail:

* Sharon Eley, 51, was surround by 20 cows who headbutted her in a brutal attack in the Lancashire countryside.
* She was walking through the countryside with her dog and a friend when they encountered violent animals
* Her injuries included 15 broken ribs, a punctured lung, shattered ankle and broken clavicle and severe bruises
* A keen and experienced walker, Sharon spent a month in hospital and underwent two surgeries to repair ankle
* She is now urging others to be wary when they cross fields with cows in them so they may avoid the same fate

Don’t cross fields with cows in them, full stop. And what’s often fatal is having a dog with you, especially if there are calves present, which there were in this case.

Her companion warned her about this: “It was only when they entered the second field that they spotted the 20 cows, including calves, huddled together around 20ft away. ‘My friend said to me ‘oh God I’m not sure about this Sharon’ and I said ‘it’s ok, we’ll just wide berth them,’ Ms Eley said. ‘Don’t worry, don’t run, it’s all good, just stand behind me, don’t worry about it’.”

And this year’s Spanish bull runs were a huge success, from the bulls’ point of view. From the BBC:

Three men have died in 24 hours from wounds suffered during bull-running festivals in eastern Spain. They had all taken part in the Valencia region’s traditional bous al carrer (bull-running), when bulls charge through towns, often with people running ahead of them.

Animal rights groups have long complained of the dangers for the public as well as the animals. They say 20 people have died in the region in the past eight years.