Man gored by bull he grabbed by the horns in N.H. town
Authorities shot and killed the two bulls after the incident.
A man suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries when he was gored by one of two bulls loose in Brentwood, New Hampshire Saturday night, prompting police to shoot and kill the animals — an incident authorities said could have been avoided.
Josh Jennings, owner of Meadows Mirth Farm told WMUR he was notified around 8 p.m. that two bulls were on his property.
He said the bulls appeared agitated, and he calmly led them away from his crops before first responders could get to the scene, according to the station.
The owner of the bulls was able to lead them home while police blocked the nearby roadway, WMUR reports.
According to authorities, the group was only yards away from where they were going when a bystander got involved.
“A third party inserted himself into the situation and he was told to stay back, and he took hold of one of the bull’s horns, and he ended up being gored,” Brentwood police Sgt. Daniel Wicks told WMUR. “There were multiple people within five feet of the two bulls. They appeared (to be) getting ready to attack again.”
That’s when officers shot the bulls.
“To have that happen, it was very sad,” Jennings said. “It’s not what any of us wanted. I know the owner is devastated about it.”
Wicks said the incident was “very tragic.”
“I just saw the farmer,” he said. “He’s very upset about it, and it was probably avoidable if the person had avoided the bull and did was he had been told to do.”
A man at the property where the bulls were from told the news station that, given the circumstances, he thinks authorities did a good job.
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