"A farmer has been fined after a spate of cow attacks on walkers in Cornwall, which saw one man spend five days in hospital with multiple serious injuries. Brian Gregory, 75, had been on a caravanning holiday at Porthcothan in June 2024 when he embarked on a dog walk with his labrador Molly along the West Coast Path. He was attacked by a herd of cows with calves, and was trampled and butted while his dog was able to escape uninjured."
"The farmer responsible, Beverley Chapman of Tembleath Farm, was told about the attack on the same day and advised to remove the cows. However, she added more cattle to the herd to increase its size, with some calves as young as 42 days old. A month later, two local residents were also attacked and managed to escape injury by sheltering in gorse bushes by the cliff edge, but one of their dogs was seriously injured and required surgery."
"An investigation by the Health and Safety Investigation found that the cattle were being kept in a field with a public right of way across it, which posed a significant risk to walkers. She also had other enclosed fields available which did not contain public rights of way and could have been used to house the cattle, with cows known to be protective and unpredictable around calves."
A 75-year-old walker was attacked by a herd of cows with calves on the West Coast Path in June 2024, sustaining severe injuries including a severed artery, horn marks and deep gashes that required surgery and five days in hospital. The farmer, Beverley Chapman of Tembleath Farm, was informed and advised to remove the cattle but increased the herd, including very young calves. Later attacks injured a dog and endangered other walkers. An investigation found the cattle were kept in a field crossed by a public right of way despite alternative enclosed fields, and legal action followed under health and safety law.
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