Things that make you go HMmmm Mooo ?
By minx267
@minx267 (15527)
Hartford, Connecticut
March 3, 2017 7:56am CST
Did you know,
That Cows kill more than five times the number of people that sharks do?
"Deliberate Attacks on People. In the United States, the CDC estimates that about twenty-two people are killed by cows each year, and of those cow attacks, seventy-five percent were known to be deliberate attacks. One third of the killings were committed by cows that had previously displayed aggressive behavior." as of Mar 12, 2015
So If a cow murders people as they suggest here....
DO you think they have a MOOOOOtive? 
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
3 Mar 17
I'm sure if sharks were in close proximity to us as cows are on a daily basis (how often do you see cows vs sharks?) the the numbers would get more interesting. I see cows far more often than sharks (not a lot of sharks in mountains). And with cows I at least see them in the open. The terrifying part of sharks is not seeing them.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
3 Mar 17
@minx267 I'm aware of that (I've watched the shark week videos that show sharks around people all the time, and I've run into them myself while swimming), I'm just saying that we're not in the ocean all the time. A farmer might never be, but he's surrounded by cows! How many farmers are there in the world? How many people swimming in close proximity to the man eaters, and so on.
I'm not picking a fight or anything, just saying that it's difficult to mesh numbers on two very different animals. :P
@snowy22315 (185361)
• United States
3 Mar 17
Hmmm, that is interesting. My grandparents were dairy farmers..ocassionally a cow would kick..but that was the extent of it. They always scared me as a child because they were so big, my grandfather was nice to the cows though and they liked him..
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@shaggin (73864)
• United States
3 Mar 17
@minx267 oh okay well that would make sense as all animals are protective of their young usually and honestly that is a good quality that I wish all human parent had...Most do but not all. And bulls can be very mean. My boyfriend was almost killed by one they raised when he was a teen.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Mar 17
oh, and i thought cows are sweet and gentle farm animals?! i thought an angry goose is wilder than a cow.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
6 Mar 17
@ridingbet yes, but are the cows killing the people before they can kill their babies.. is it really murder - do you think they plot to kill us? the goose.. I think they just have bad attitudes. :)
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Mar 17
@minx267 a goose runs after the person who intimidated it,right? oh, i imagine seeing it on TV.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
6 Mar 17
I grew up on a farm and learned early you don't turn your back on the cows. One of them hit me and lucky I didn't get hurt badly.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
6 Mar 17
@minx267 I enjoy the show also. Its great to see how much he cares on television about animals.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
6 Mar 17
@Fishmomma Yes, it is. I think that some people get into the field and don't do it truly for the enjoyment of helping the animals. They are money hungry. I like to see the vets that are showcased that go out of the way to do what the animal needs and are still always in a good mood and upbeat.
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
10 Mar 17
i'm not too worried about the island ones..seems they're too busy getting their heads stuck in things
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@jillybean1222 (6407)
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6 Mar 17
wow, i had no idea! i grew up on a farm with many, many cows!
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