bawan 0 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 A FARMER last night told of his horror after 16 of his cows were killed by a LIGHTNING STRIKE. The animals were in a field sheltering from a storm when one was hit by a massive bolt. It is understood the lethal electric charge then conducted through a puddle and killed the other 15 cows. Jim McDougal, manager at the farm where the bizarre bovine tragedy happened, said: “I felt numbness, it was just unbelievable. “They were all either sitting or lying where they had fallen in a regimented row. I have never seen anything like it in my life.” One onlooker added: “It was absolutely unbelievable — one minute the cows were standing there and the next they just dropped like stone. “The poor beasts didn’t have a chance — it literally happened in seconds. “The lightning had been really bad. It was right out of the blue after all the good weather we’ve had.” Jim, 60, said he and his daughter Alison had gone to the field at Saltoun House Farm, near Pentcaitland, East Lothian, after being alerted by the neighbour. He added: “The cows were singed and we could smell it in the air when we arrived. I am very upset but it was a freak act of nature so there was nothing I could do about it.” Advertisement His wife Elizabeth said: "Jim could not believe the carnage he saw. "A man down the road saw a cow being struck by lightning and then the vet thinks it conducted the lightning to the other cows as they were standing in the same puddle under a tree.” A vet from nearby Haddington took blood samples from the dead animals and confirmed the 18-month-old bullocks had died from a lightning strike on Sunday. In February The Scottish Sun told how a cow in Australia had been left “flame grilled” after it had been hit by a lightning bolt. The poor creature was left with blistering burns after the accident in Gladstone, Queensland. Last October 52 cows were killed in a similar incident on a ranch near Montevideo, Uruguay. The animals had been standing close to a metal fence at a farm when they were blasted. A month earlier 53 cattle were killed by lightning in Katosi, Uganda. They had been seeking shelter underneath trees. Around 100 lightning bolts hits the earth per second — or 8.6MILLION times a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Holy cow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Shocking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldstott 0 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Do you get a discount at the slaughter house if the animal is already dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9048 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I fancy a Barbecue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6441 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldstott 0 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) Typical of the man to look suitably sombre on this sad day! Edited June 16, 2009 by donaldstott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) "I hate cows worse than coppers!" Edited June 16, 2009 by Happy Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 It would appear, when you're caught in a thunderstorm, you can run but you can't hide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 When will the bring in rubber hoof guard and stop the senseless slaughter? When? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Perhaps we should give the grieving farmer a pat on the shoulder and tell him to moo've on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9048 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) Tazered by God! Tom, that joke's bullocks Edited June 16, 2009 by The Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Tazered by God! Wonder if they get compensation for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Messianic Brutality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6441 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Let's chase Ashley under a tree, during a thunderstorm, but make sure we are far away ourselves, then herd a few cows his way. Easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9048 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Big fucking tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Apparently this is a different set to the ones who arses Martins and Owen were trying to hit with a Banjo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6441 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 shame banjoes aren't good lightning rods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9048 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 No point crying over vaporized milk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 No point crying over vaporized milk That's terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Btw, what exactly did people think was going to happen to them anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 No point crying over vaporized milk I set that one up beautifully for you I can't help it but sad animal stories upset me more than sad human ones, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 No point crying over vaporized milk That's terror bull FYP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9048 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 No point crying over vaporized milk That's terrible. You're just mad that I'm Fresian you out of the jokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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