Woman gets attacked by bull in New Jersey, screams that it's going to 'kill her'

NJ News/Yahoo ^ | 3/12/19 | Kerry Justich

[TangledUpInBlue]

A woman in New Jersey suffered multiple injuries on Friday after being attacked by her own bull.

According to the Sparta Township Police, dispatchers were made aware of an aggressive animal that was roaming the roadway at around 3 p.m. Reports said it was a cow that was approaching vehicles in the area, but once Officer Arlene Lippencott was already on her way to the scene, a woman named Wendy McDermott called to inform deputies that the animal was actually a bull and that she was the owner.

Yahoo Lifestyle was unable to reach McDermott, but police say she planned to bring the bull back into its enclosure with food, despite the fact that the animal had been acting combative. Lippencott even saw the bull begin to mount its owner’s SUV.

But the attack didn’t end there. Once McDermott exited the car — attempting to coax the animal through an open gate to her farm — the animal began to physically throw her around.

[ridesthemiles]

Cattle dogs are far more useful in the western states, rounding up beef cattle, as opposed to dairy cattle. You never want to run a dairy cow, as it upsets their milk cycle, which can lead to mastitis.

However, I also am surprised that no one seemed to have at least ONE dog available to get the attention of the bull.

When I was a kid, I used to go out on my Welsh Pony to bring in the cows in the summertime. We had raised our own bull from birth. He was about 2 years old & had never given us any trouble.

That day, he decided that he wanted to chase me on the pony. She was pretty quick for her age, and we moved the cows-—and went back after the bull— a number of times until I could get the cows thru the gate & into the barn.

Dad shipped the bull to Oscar Mayer the very next day. Only about 15 miles or so.

[HotHunt]

".... Who knows what sets them off...."

A red matador's cape? :-)

[WKUHilltopper]

I’ve heard that theory...lol

[clamper1797]

Give the bull a mooving violation ... figures that this was in Jersey

[alexander_busek]

Reports said it was a cow [...but...] a woman named Wendy McDermott called to inform deputies that the animal was actually a bull [...]

And then a man named Carl Smith called to inform them that it was actually a Hereford bull...

And then Mike Taylor called to inform them that it was actually a Polled Hereford bull...

Regards,

[Fresh Wind]

I’d be cowed if that ever happened to me.

[Vaduz]

Mating season move along.

[bgill]

The bull had previously attacked her husband. If she had any sense, she’d have a full freezer today.

This weekend, we were watching the Foodnetwork and Guy Fieri informed the viewing audience that mountain oysters came from a cow’s underside. Sigh...

[RubyR]

My old dog was amazing at rounding up cattle in his day. It was just instinctive for him and something to behold- my neighbor's beef cattle would escape constantly and he had no fear, knew exactly the safe distance and how to get them to move- always in the right direction. He would have taken on that bull for sure.

He was a shelter adoption as a puppy. Had no training at it and we don't know what breed he is. They told us Catahoula...? But he is bigger than most (about 95lbs). Some dogs just have it I guess.

[HotHunt]

A serious aside.

I lived in Spain when I was a kid and I've been to quite a few bullfights in the Plaza de Toros in Sevilla.

I was told that the movements the matador makes with the cape is what gets the bull to charge him.

The red color has nothing to do with it.

I may be wrong because I was a kid when I was told this.

I can tell you that out here in rural Florida where my beef cattle operation is and it's common for people to have cows and bulls, there is at least one consensus.

There is no gate made that is strong enough to contain an enraged bull. When they are placid and not aggressive, a good stock gate does it's job and helps keep them in their paddock.

But if they want to get out or get to something on the other side of the gate, they can destroy the gate in no time.

So there is no such thing as a bull-proof gate. Only city folk think that. :-)

[WKUHilltopper]

I was always told to freeze...if I can. Otherwise, head for the walnut grove. LOL

[sparklite2]

“My steer’s trying to kill me!”
“You’d better bull-leave it.”

[lowbridge]

“Lippencott even saw the bull begin to mount its owner’s SUV.”

The SUV must’ve been hot looking.

[musicman]

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