Cows: Threat to Mankind?

About a month ago I posted about how dangerous cows were to humans. Now, a UK farm group has come out with a stiff warning.

"LONDON (Reuters) - The deaths of no fewer than four people after being trampled by cows in the past two months has prompted Britain's main farming union to issue a warning about the dangers of provoking the normally docile animals.

Cows can become aggressive and charge, especially when calves are present and walkers are accompanied by dogs, said the National Farmers Union (NFU)."

The thing is, I actually have some experience with this. I have been hiking in the UK my whole life, and part of that is going through farm fields (a lot of public paths do so in the UK). There are a lot of cows in these fields. What I have learned is this.

1) if there is a bull be careful, don't look at it, don't make noises at it, and walk with a quick pace

2) if there is no bull, you can take your time, take some pretty pictures etc

3) do not moo at the cows. They really don't like this.

4) do not stare at the cows. They really don't like this.

5) if you moo at the cows, and try and stare them down, you will get what is coming to you. Cows are quick when they want to be. How good are you at jumping fences and hedges?

In other words, cows are dangerous when you are a provocative pain in the ass. This pretty much goes for every single animal out there, except for the few predatory types left which still think of you as lunch.