NEW CASTLE —
Editor, The News:
Having concern for the welfare of animals is an admirable virtue. Many, if not most, people harboring such concerns are motivated by the highest ideals.
There are abusive farmers just as there are abusive policemen, school teachers and parents. But these are the exceptions and not the rule.
However, I seriously question if very many of these concerned citizens have been chased or tossed by a bull, had a foot stepped on or been kicked by a 1,500-pound cow, been knocked down by a ram or goat or been bitten by an angry hog.
My great-great-grandfather was killed by a horse. My great-uncle had both legs broken by a horse. A friend was killed by a bull and two other friends were injured by bulls.
I was personally knocked down and run over by a flock of sheep. I wasn’t badly injured, but I could have been.
We have a neighbor with a deformed nose because a horse bit it when he was young. I had to rescue my dad from a cow that had him pinned against a fence. By his own confession, he would have died because he couldn’t breathe.
I acted swiftly; I was not gentle and did not read her any Miranda rights. But I probably saved my dad’s life and did not do the cow lasting harm.
When the contest is between a 180-pound man and a 1,500-pound cow, guess which one has the upper hand? There are times when rough handling is necessary.
I beg people to have a little sympathy for farmers and the conditions under which they work, which includes the dangers associated with farm machinery. They put their safety — and sometimes their lives — on the line to produce meat and milk.
William J. McChesney
McChesney Road
New Galilee
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