And in other bovine news...
"Forget Jaws! The real danger is far closer to home: statistics reveal that more Americans are killed each year by something far more dangerous …. the cow.
The next time you’re nervously scanning the surface of the sea for a dorsal fin, remember one thing: Statistically speaking, you are much more likely to be killed by a cow than a shark.
Between 2003 and 2008, 108 people died from cattle-induced injuries across the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s 27 times the whopping four people killed in shark attacks in the United States during the same time period, according to the International Shark Attack File. Nearly all those cow-related fatalities were caused by blunt force trauma to the head or chest; a third of the victims were working in enclosed spaces with cattle.
While the ongoing battle between cow and man is overwhelmingly one-sided (and delicious), the people who work closely with cattle take major risks. "I’ve been kicked, I’ve been pushed, I’ve been charged," says 22-year-old Margaret Dunn, a graduate research assistant studying animal science at Iowa State University. "Like what they say about dogs, they can smell fear."
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4 comments:
The numbers go astronomical if you include the number of people who die from eating too many hamburgers.
The Bovine Menace must be stopped. Surely we can hold Cow Manufacturers responsible for the lives ruined in the wake of these tragedies.
Do it for the children.
I thought it was fake too. I stand corrected.
We both got plenty of cows in our district, Paladin. For now we need to keep quiet about what we know about them. They will try to take us out if they can. Well take me out. I have a feeling if they go for you they will be on the bbq.
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