> There are 4 confirmed fatalities in 2024 and 47 unprovoked bites.

To put that into perspective - there's about 4-5 fatal cow attacks in the UK alone a year.

https://cattlesafety.co.uk/facts-stats/when-cows-attack

I suspect there are also just a lot more interactions between humans and cows each year. Then again, we're responsible for a lot more cow fatalities as well, so if anything those cows are just fighting back.

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delichon 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I was attacked by a mad (as in angry) cow just for walking by on a hike, maybe 20 feet away but not otherwise interacting with her. I hid behind a tree until she went after another cow. Now I give them more space.

My lot backs up to a cow ranch, and I once heard one making the most amazing, and intimidating noises. It was the cow voice you're used to, but "singing" through multiple octives like her soul was being tortured in hell. There are messed up cows just like people.

	▲	ErroneousBosh 18 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> There are messed up cows just like people. Can confirm. A neighbour had a cow that would batter down fences to get out and chase people, and headbutt cars. Didn't matter how we fenced the field off, she'd break out. Turns out a deep freeze is plenty stockproof. No-one's got time for that nonsense, and every last bit was delicious right down to the last drop of oxtail soup.