My guess is they are not walking these animals down a residential street on a 6-foot leash?
Heck, no. We usually rode them. Much more fun!
Seriously, I learned at a young age that abusing a 1200 pound animal was a quick way to get hurt... though usually because Mom applied the Staff of Learning to the Seat of Knowledge!
Not exactly uncommon. If the dogs were halfway well-trained, it wouldn't be a big deal. The kid provoked the dogs. At the very least he was stupid. He has learned a painful and valuable lesson.
My guess is they are not walking these animals down a residential street on a 6-foot leash?
Can't say that I've seen anyone out walking a cow--but horses are another story. My neighbors (when I lived in OK) occasionally brought their horses to town for a stroll &, when I was a kid, another neighbor brought his horse to town & gave the neighborhood kids rides. Here in WI, yet another neighbor brought her minature horse & sulky to town & gave the neighbor kids rides.
My dad used to tell stories about the 'town cows' & how it was the town kids' job to lead the cows out to pasture on the outskirts of town every morning & collect them in the evening.