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St.Clair said:P.S I was nearly killed by one that was reared on a normal farm. I live among fields whose cows are feedable by hand. I take the kids down to laugh at their stupid expressions. I was trying to feed one some grass when it lunged at full force towards my chest with those devestatingly sharp horns. I pulled back and escaped a skewering or steaking (excuse the pun) I luckily came away with a pin prick mark on my ribs that hurt but was not terribly serious.
Any animal bigger than you should be handled from behind a fence, or by trained handlers. These animals, though massively changed by farming from their ancestors, are still wild animals at heart. They can get used to humans but you can never be sure what they are thinking.
It's not their fault - we just need to be a bit more intelligent and not judge by appearances.
I always fed our big'n'hairy through a fence. You need to respect captive animals just as much as wild animals.
pinkle