. The news comes after a woman died after being trampled by a herd of cows in Wales on September 1. Previously experts have called for new laws to protect the public from 'killer cows', claiming an increase in aggressive behaviour by cattle. David Clarke of Cattle on Walkers Safety (COWS) told the Daily Star: "Death figures vary year to year and there are often spikes, a few years back there were three deaths in a short space of months. Also, deaths can be distinguished between farmers and members of the public, usually about three times more farmers are killed than the public. "Long-term fatalities are about five a year. On a low number, any increase is significant. But there does seem a trend upward. Also, remember deaths are just the extreme result of lots of attacks/incidents. I suspect three to four thousand a year but nobody knows, with consequences ranging from lucky escape, trauma, minor injuries and progressively more serious injuries to deaths. "About 35% of incidents lead to injury, just a matter of luck and circumstances. A recent HSE paper indicated 25% of farmers are injured every year by their cattle. As for carrying sticks, walking confidently through a herd or shouting commands, all nonsense recommended by armchair experts who have never been attacked, such things don't survive a one tonne animal let alone a herd of 25 cows plus calves plus bull which ran over me several times." A man was killed and his wife was left paralysed when they were trampled by a herd of cows while walking their daughter's whippets){kind=link}
As cows are named the deadliest animal in the UK, it was revealed that 30 were killed by cows in four years. These figures have been rising and look to continue to soar.
As the UK’s deadliest animal, cows attack between three and four thousand people every year.
An expert has revealed this figure may continue to rise. Between 2018 and 2022, more than 30 people were killed by cows, according to the UK Government’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The news comes after a woman died after being trampled by a herd of cows in Wales on September 1. Previously experts have called for new laws to protect the public from “killer cows”, claiming an increase in aggressive behaviour by cattle.
David Clarke of Cattle on Walkers Safety (COWS) told the Daily Star: “Death figures vary year to year and there are often spikes, a few years back there were three deaths in a short space of months. Also, deaths can be distinguished between farmers and members of the public, usually about three times more farmers are killed than the public.
“Long-term fatalities are about five a year. On a low number, any increase is significant. But there does seem a trend upward. Also, remember deaths are just the extreme result of lots of attacks/incidents. I suspect three to four thousand a year but nobody knows, with consequences ranging from lucky escape, trauma, minor injuries and progressively more serious injuries to deaths.