[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-22518414

A man has been trampled to death by cows in a field in Wiltshire and another man has been injured.

They were out walking near Winsley when they were crushed by the animals.

The injured man was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol after two air ambulances and a road ambulance were sent to the scene.

It is thought his injuries are non-life-threatening, Wiltshire Ambulance Service said. The men's families have been informed.

I better not tell my walking friend, Janet - she's terrified of cows in fields already .....

[Cherie]

It's not unusual, especially this time of year when the cows may well have their calves with them, must be a horrific death. I've always been worried about being gored to death by a bull, so I would never enter a field of cows just in case. Sorry I know it's not funny.

[Marc]

They were planning this for months...

[lostalex]

I think i'll have a thick steak in his honor tomorrow. I've been craving a nice steak for weeks now. This is as good an excuse as any to let myself splurge.

[Marc]

You're always craving juicy meat in your mouth

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Marc

You're always craving juicy meat in your mouth

That's true.

My dream is to suck a paraplegic guy just for the challenge. If it was a sport in the paralympic games i'd do it for my country.

I could suck a limp boiled green bean back to it's original shape.

[Marcus.]

poor man

[Nedusa]

Have you ever walked in a field past a group of Cows and normally they just move aside for you, but once in a while they just stand there and give you the evil stare !!!

Just for a second a thought flickers across your mind what if these Cows don't move..!!!

[lostalex]

Aren't herds of cows usually kept in fenced off pastures? Why were they walking through a pasture as opposed to on a road? Were the cows that trampled him his own cows? was he walking through his own pasture? or were they someone else's cows?

There are very few details in this story.

[Cherie]

The report say's they were out walking so I assume they were on a ramble. There are right of ways through some fields which would be used for livestock, obviously you enter at your own risk.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Aren't herds of cows usually kept in fenced off pastures? Why were they walking through a pasture as opposed to on a road? Were the cows that trampled him his own cows? was he walking through his own pasture? or were they someone else's cows?

There are very few details in this story.

In England and Wales a public footpath is a path on which the public have a legally protected right to travel on foot. Public footpaths often form a dense network of short paths, offering a choice of routes to many different destinations. It is probable that most footpaths in the countryside are hundreds of years old or more. Many of them pass through fields with loose cattle, sheep or horses - the animals are not usually a danger, just a hazard to be avoided or approached with caution.

If only he cud have mooooved out of the way a bit quicker.

[Scarlett.]

I assume they want their milk back.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Chewy

I assume they want their milk back.

[MTVN]

I got chased across a field by a load of cows once, had my life flashing before my eyes for a moment before my natural athleticism kicked in allowing me to outpace them and jump over the fence before they caught me

[Novo]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I got chased across a field by a load of cows once, had my life flashing before my eyes for a moment before my natural athleticism kicked in allowing me to outpace them and jump over the fence before they caught me

**** sake

[lostalex]

Well I think I could take on a cow. A cow is not gonna kill me. I'd be like a spanish matador in that cow pasture. Ohhh yur charging at me? bring it on! ohh, oops, I just stepped 2 feet to right before you hit me stupid cow.

I'd be a good Matador i think.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Well I think I could take on a cow. A cow is not gonna kill me. I'd be like a spanish matador in that cow pasture. Ohhh yur charging at me? bring it on! ohh, oops, I just stepped 2 feet to right before you hit me stupid cow.

I'd be a good Matador i think.

One cow may not kill you, but it can knock you over (heifers, in particular, can be very frisky and confrontational) and that's when the (rest of the) herd, literally, steps in .....

[Nedusa]

Originally Posted by Omah

One cow may not kill you, but it can knock you over (heifers, in particular, can be very frisky and confrontational) and that's when the (rest of the) herd, literally, steps in .....

I agree.........the herd mentality takes over...

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I got chased across a field by a load of cows once, had my life flashing before my eyes for a moment before my natural athleticism kicked in allowing me to outpace them and jump over the fence before they caught me

I'd have paid good money to see that.

[Kizzy]

I had no idea cows were so deadly

[Saph]

I walk the dog nearly everyday at our local common where there are loads of cows and they've never been a problem. I dont know much about this story but I doubt all those cows just started chasing these men for no reason :/

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Saph

I walk the dog nearly everyday at our local common where there are loads of cows and they've never been a problem. I dont know much about this story but I doubt all those cows just started chasing these men for no reason :/

I was thinking that too. sounds suspicious. I think maybe they were trying to fiddle with them if you know what i mean... it's not unheard of...

2 men out on a walk? how many men do you know that just "go out on a walk" with a friend and get that close to a random herd of cattle? it's definitely a bit suspicious.

I think they were trying to **** a cow. eigther that or they were getting high. There's definitely something about this story that doesn't add up though.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by lostalex

2 men out on a walk? how many men do you know that just "go out on a walk" with a friend and get that close to a random herd of cattle?

As countryside walkers, myself and my male (and female) friends get that close to random herds of cattle and flocks sheep every other day - we don't bother them and they don't (usually) bother us - horses and ponies tend to be very friendly, though .....

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Omah

As countryside walkers, myself and my male (and female) friends get that close to random herds of cattle and flocks sheep every other day - we don't bother them and they don't (usually) bother us - horses and ponies tend to be very friendly, though .....

so doesn't it make you think that these guys must have been bothering them?