Farmers' Union issues warning after teacher trampled to death by cows
Written by Helen Pidd North of England editor
NFU deputy chairman urges dog owners to let them off leads if approached by cattle
A schoolteacher from North Yorkshire has become the latest member of the public to be trampled to death by cows in the UK, as the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) urged walkers to let their dogs off their leads if they are charged at by cattle.
Dave Clark, the deputy headteacher at Richmond school, was killed in a field in Richmond on Monday evening while walking his dogs.
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