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Helicopter Rescues Man Chased By Cows
The Telegraph (UK) ^
| 6-23-2006
Posted on 06/23/2006 4:58:43 PM PDT by blam
Helicopter rescues man chased by cows
(Filed: 23/06/2006)
A man and his dog had to be rescued from a bog by helicopter after being chased by a herd of cows, police have said.
Cows can become angry
The drama began when Tony Faye, 45, from Paignton, Devon, took his nine-year-old collie cross, Bailey, for a walk in fields close to the Double Locks hotel, near Exeter Canal.
At some point during their stroll, a herd of cows apparently took a dislike to the pair and began pursuing them, forcing the man and his pet into a muddy bog.
"I hit the mud and the cows were still following, so I walked out even further," Mr Faye said.
"It was getting deeper and deeper - I thought I was going to die," he told the BBC.
"He rang the police on his mobile phone and said he had been chased into the swamp by some cows," said Baxter Provan, Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman.
"He said he was hanging on to a branch and was sinking in the mud."
Devon Fire and Rescue personnel, using specialist rescue equipment brought from Plymouth, 40 miles away, were taken to the scene by the helicopter.
The police in the helicopter spotted man and dog at 9.26pm waist deep in mud and clinging to a tree.
The man was examined by ambulance personnel at the scene, but did not need hospital treatment. The dog did not require veterinary treatment, said the fire service.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chased; cows; dontmesswithcows; helicopter; man; moo; rescues
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I think it's funny.
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:58:44 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
Talk about yer mad cows....... :o
2
posted on
06/23/2006 5:00:58 PM PDT
by
BossLady
To: blam
Sounds like whatever the dog was crossed with wasn't much of a herding dog . . .
Nine times out of ten, a cow will sheer off if you stand your ground (notice I'm not talking about bulls, now.) I have had to hit them on the nose with a bucket before, but not very often. I don't like Holsteins, they're mean, but Jerseys are sweet and I've never even had to speak harshly to a Jersey.
Notice that the news story is remarkably deficient on what breed of cow, how many, etc. Or maybe they left before the police showed up, and the silly man didn't know what they were.
He sounds like a wuss. . . . and so does his dog.
3
posted on
06/23/2006 5:01:42 PM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
To: blam
The police in the helicopter spotted man and dog at 9.26pm waist deep in mud and clinging to a tree. Lucky for him it was the longest day of the year....
4
posted on
06/23/2006 5:02:33 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: blam
A herd of cows will often go towards people if the owners feed them every so often.
The cows might be looking for a handout not charging the man and his dog.
It would be funny seeing a man panic.
5
posted on
06/23/2006 5:02:45 PM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
To: AnAmericanMother
idiot.... cows smarter than this cluck
6
posted on
06/23/2006 5:03:02 PM PDT
by
pointsal
(Q)
To: blam
7
posted on
06/23/2006 5:04:49 PM PDT
by
firewalk
To: pointsal
"Hey there! Ya got any salt in your pocket? How 'bout some corn? Hey . . . why are you running away?"
8
posted on
06/23/2006 5:05:45 PM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
To: blam
When did Jimmy carter go to Great Brittan?
9
posted on
06/23/2006 5:06:03 PM PDT
by
MAexile
(Bats left, votes right)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
The cows might be looking for a handout not charging the man and his dog. That's almost certainly the case. I've never heard of cows going after a human before.
10
posted on
06/23/2006 5:06:53 PM PDT
by
tomzz
To: blam; aculeus; dighton; martin_fierro; DainBramage
"It was getting deeper and deeper..." I'll say. Translation: he refused to ask for directions.
11
posted on
06/23/2006 5:07:21 PM PDT
by
Thinkin' Gal
(As it was in the days of NO...)
To: blam
Maybe he was wearing a MacDonalds T-Shirt.
To: blam
Moo, moo, moo, dirka dirka muhammad jihad!
To: blam
Sigh, another terrorist attack by the cow-ardly moo-jhadin.
14
posted on
06/23/2006 5:08:56 PM PDT
by
Dumpster Baby
("Hope somebody finds me before the rats do .....")
To: AnAmericanMother; Thinkin' Gal
(notice I'm not talking about bulls, now.)Blade: The rodeo clown is the most DANGEROUS job, ’cause he gets CLOSEST to the BULL. He gets the BEST of the BULL! HOOK to the left! HOOK to the right! And if the bull rider’s in trouble, he’s gotta protect him, even if it means gettin’ his ribs pulled out, or bein’ freight-trained...Harry Monroe: Freight-trained?!
Blade: Run over, just like a freight train, only with a bull, it’s worse, cause a freight train don’t BACK UP and FINISH the JOB.
— Stir Crazy.
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posted on
06/23/2006 5:10:53 PM PDT
by
dighton
To: AnAmericanMother
Lucky for this wuss they weren't range longhorns. Range longhorns would have shishkobobed him and his dog in a matter of minutes.
To: blam; Eaker; humblegunner; Squantos; sweetliberty; Lakeshark; grannie9; null and void; Darlin'; ...
It is a bovine conspiracy.
It isn't my fault.
Nor is it my coffee's fault.
Humor ping.
17
posted on
06/23/2006 5:11:46 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(This is a test of the emergency tagline system. Had there been an emergency, you would have heard...)
To: AnAmericanMother
My grandmother used to have a gentle cow named Flossie.
18
posted on
06/23/2006 5:14:28 PM PDT
by
blam
To: AnAmericanMother
...but Jerseys are sweet ... Are you sure?
People are saying that Ann Coulter was mean to some Jersey cows.
To: blam
Someone should have brought in Jack, the ferocious New Jersey cat who chased a bear up a tree not long ago.
20
posted on
06/23/2006 5:15:35 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit)
To: Darksheare; blam; Eaker; humblegunner; Squantos; sweetliberty; Lakeshark; grannie9; ...
GOT IT COVERED.
21
posted on
06/23/2006 5:15:38 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.)
To: vetvetdoug
Fortunately they are thin on the ground in Scotland.
22
posted on
06/23/2006 5:17:07 PM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
To: blam
To: SAMWolf; snippy_about_it
Cows, acting like they have guns.
24
posted on
06/23/2006 5:18:03 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(This is a test of the emergency tagline system. Had there been an emergency, you would have heard...)
To: tomzz
Cows, or the lead cow at least, will sometime follow someone mistakenly hoping to be milked. Don't ever run because the farmer will be very unhappy if the cows running ruins the milk. Lesson learned in college.
25
posted on
06/23/2006 5:18:39 PM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: Calvin Locke
The Jersey cows have registered a protest, they object to being associated with harpies.
Jersey Cow
Jersey Girl
26
posted on
06/23/2006 5:20:17 PM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
To: AnAmericanMother
He sounds like a wuss. . . . and so does his dog.Angus cows are reasonable, if you tell them not to eat that [insert name of anything you wouldn't possible think they'd mistake for edible here ] they will eventually stop when they think you're serious.* But I've had a Hereford Bull run at me. I was a wuss! He thought I had goodies in a paint bucket, so I gave him the bucket, then he was pissed the I must've taken the goodies for myself!!
No reasoning with him!
*I'm confident they never make a connection between throwing a fit and what they are doing. They just think, "Here I am chewing on this garden hose dessert I managed to snag through the fence, but hey! That guy over there is really loud and waving arms! Well, better not stay here. I'll take my new hose-treat with me.
27
posted on
06/23/2006 5:20:19 PM PDT
by
sam_paine
(X .................................)
To: Brad's Gramma
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posted on
06/23/2006 5:20:59 PM PDT
by
Mo1
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePb6H-j51xE&search=Democrats)
To: blam
"Hay! You wanna' piece of me??!!"
To: AnAmericanMother
"Hey there! Ya got any salt in your pocket? How 'bout some corn? Hey . . . why are you running away?"
LOL, that's VERY cute!
LBT
-=-=-
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posted on
06/23/2006 5:21:37 PM PDT
by
LiberalBassTurds
(There's nothing more pitiful than a retarded philosopher.)
To: blam
Finally, a good reason for carrying a cell phone!
31
posted on
06/23/2006 5:21:40 PM PDT
by
jonsie
To: blam
LOL... unholy cow... cow jihad!
32
posted on
06/23/2006 5:22:17 PM PDT
by
ChristianDefender
(There is no such thing as Moderate Islam...)
To: blam
To: blam
Were any of 'em driving tractors? And were any of 'em smoking? Cause thems the worst...
34
posted on
06/23/2006 5:22:35 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: sam_paine
I worked one summer on a dairy farm, then another summer on a cattle ranch. And you're right, those Angus will eat ANYthing. My method was to walk right up to them and snatch it away before they knew what I was about.
The Holsteins generally were crankier than the Aberdeen-Angus, but they were also very cowardly. The owner's little daughter was afraid of them until I showed her how to give them the eye and say "BOO!" They part like the Red Sea and you just stroll on through.
35
posted on
06/23/2006 5:23:13 PM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
To: Darksheare
I think it is......(your fault)
To: Lady Jag
LOL, that's kinda... menacing.
;-)
37
posted on
06/23/2006 5:24:39 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(This is a test of the emergency tagline system. Had there been an emergency, you would have heard...)
To: EsmeraldaA
I missed the "controlling rampaging bovine" class in evil school.
Honest.
38
posted on
06/23/2006 5:26:39 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(This is a test of the emergency tagline system. Had there been an emergency, you would have heard...)
To: Darksheare
As if you needed classes.........HA!
To: tomzz
That's almost certainly the case. I've never heard of cows going after a human before. Cow do not like dogs, especially if they have calves with them, at least in open range around here where there are coyotes.
If one starts bellowing the others will come from quite a distance and surround you. They are very aggressive and they aren't looking for food.
One cow I can handle. Fifteen or twenty can be very intimidating. That's a lot of beef
To: blam
"Moo..."
41
posted on
06/23/2006 5:34:21 PM PDT
by
Jonah Hex
("How'd you get that scar, mister?" "Nicked myself shaving.")
To: blam
Sounds like the work of the guy that used to do "Far Side":
42
posted on
06/23/2006 5:35:33 PM PDT
by
capt. norm
(W.C. Fields: "The time has come to take the bull by the tail and face the situation".)
To: blam
If I had a nickle for every time I've been chased into a bog by cows and had to be rescued by helicopter,....
43
posted on
06/23/2006 5:36:04 PM PDT
by
avg_freeper
(Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
To: Darksheare
LOL, that's kinda... menacing.The gentlist cat in my house is also the most voracious killer.
44
posted on
06/23/2006 5:37:13 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.)
To: All
Has anyone seen the trailer for the new CGI-animated film
'The Barnyard'? The main cattle characters are clearly male, by voice & personality -- but they all have prominent udders. Weird.
45
posted on
06/23/2006 5:41:01 PM PDT
by
Sloth
(We cannot defeat foreign enemies of the Constitution if we yield to the domestic ones.)
To: EsmeraldaA
True, true.
I do wonder why the cows followed the guy.
46
posted on
06/23/2006 5:46:08 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(This is a test of the emergency tagline system. Had there been an emergency, you would have heard...)
To: Lady Jag
It's always the quiet ones.
47
posted on
06/23/2006 5:46:41 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(This is a test of the emergency tagline system. Had there been an emergency, you would have heard...)
To: AnAmericanMother; humblegunner; Horatio Gates
He sounds like a wuss. . . . and so does his dog.Very funny!
Here is a picture of my 4 pound Min-Pin the Phabulous Phudderson Phellow (RIP) fixin' to whup a bull and take his cows.
The bull blinked and Phudd was really ticked off when the cows followed the bull anyway.
Later Phudd and humblegunner sat up most the night at Deer Camp commiserating opportunities lost.
48
posted on
06/23/2006 5:48:21 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(My Wife Rocks! - Travis McGee is my friend. “You’ll never need a gun, until you need it badly.”)
To: Darksheare
Mad cows and Englishmen...
49
posted on
06/23/2006 5:48:48 PM PDT
by
null and void
("Propaganda by blackout" - longtermmemmory, 6/21/06)
To: Darksheare
Maybe his smell was appealing to them......
--I'm going home now--
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