Survivor Stories - Ann Doherty

Mum Ann suffered a traumatic attack by a bull, and now lives forever with the injuries. Her story reminds every farmer that dangerous animals are never worth the risk and we can never be too safe when it comes to bulls.

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

God bless you Ann... my prayers are with u & your family & I hope the pain subsides and your health improves...

[@basketballfan5763]

I had a similar experience with disc pain setting off fibromyalgia but I didn't have a bull charge me.. alas because you were up in the air the impact when you came down was probably unbelievable.. it's a miracle that you're alive

[@bobdowlen3028]

I appreciate your story. It touches the heart and lets people realize how careful they must be around these huge animals.

[@mpat100]

Blessings and healing for Ann

[@georgettewood8894]

That a girl. The very best to you and your beautiful family. Stay well and healthy......

[@shirleymurphy1958]

This bull was only protecting his herd. But the farmer needed to have signs up warning bull in field.

[@angelinegeorge275]

A brave woman God bless her n may she get better daily

[@darrencodd8798]

Bless your heart sweetheart godbless you survived thank God

[@nodigBKMiche]

You are a strong woman💚

[@watchgoose]

I had a friend whose bull charged him from the other side of the fence! That was all it took - we loaded and hauled him off to the slaughterhouse. He was so big he bent the doors to my trailer. I didn't care - he needed to be GONE. I handle stallions and they aren't near as bad.

[@brendanperry6429]

You are very strong, for not only going through all that you have;. but be able to share this story on UTube as well. Tough Stuff! I have had 3 uncles with cow farms; one dairy & the other beef. Been told many times; " 1 eye on the bull, other eye on exit strategy". NEVER trust em'; NEVER!!! For the pain, have you tried CBD oil? There is a Dr. Philip Blair on UTube that is very knowledgeable. He has made over 40 videos. Can you buy it in Ireland? God bless,,,,,,,😎.

[@GTLees]

I agree that she is incredibly strong, I have an idea of what she's dealing with first hand. I'm in Canada, but I just wanted to tell you that I've been using CBD and also a combo CBD and THC for only a few months and I definitely notice a difference. I got hurt in 2007, that developed into CRPS and I've been on a cocktail of VERY powerful meds ever since. Well, I'd like to stop loading myself with chemicals and I've already been able to extend my Fentanyl patches from changing every 2 days to every 3 days (most of the time). I wish you luck and a full recovery. ...........................PEACE!!

[@lisaeischens2352]

There’s another lady on YT leading around Holstein bulls by their collar and it’s insane! She has several videos with this gigantic bull acting so nonchalantly and it scary.

[@CaliforniaFarmGirl]

I’m going to be saying that on my farm from now on.

[@janicehunt4498]

Does the bull have a ring in its nose? That is why she is able to do so. That area of their nose is so tender that it is the ONLY way any person can control them. That is why almost every livestock yard and fairs require bulls to have a nose ring.

[@susanfarmer479]

She's some lucky he didn't kill her poor woman.

[@TheCatCottage99]

I don't understand why she left the car and went into the field? Pleased this lady survived x

[@OfficialJoePlays]

She was opening the gate as her husband was moving the cows from behind to drive them into the feild... she didn't see the bull or know there was one.

[@janethedberg9581]

What a nightmare!

[@peaceandlove5214]

How do you deal the danger of bulls?

[@cianrooney5155]

Be careful of any farm s poor Ann

[@tommyobrien9480]

What a real mother,

[@breearnemanley]

you keep up the good fight mate! Sounds awful you poor thing oxox

[@albertosuarez2195]

If a bull see movement is a treat...! Play dead, completely still and limp and he will walk away.

[@dogoargentino1003]

Never play dead to a bull that's the worst thing you could do you will definitely die if you play dead

[@chillinbro5423]

nice limousine bull never mess with the bull

[@cianrooney5155]

Why these women going in a felid with strong Animals with poor Accident s they're a pain in the neck with kids like 8 16 and 12 children that are small with cows Bollcks and bull

[@2011persol]

occasionally i find myself closing in on cows and even bulls in norway, PATENTLY I would say, u dont just rush to the animal, cos then ur asking for it.. BUT IVE BEEN quite succesful With my careful approach, always With respect, after a while they dont consider me as a treat and i can pet them, in doin so i do know the risk, but i think if the bull have let me getting to pet it, the bull has approved me i tend to think, I JUST LOVE THESE DOCILE ANIMALS, UNTIL THEYRE NOT THT IS HEHE!!!

[@keithmartin7831]

I worked for a dairy farmer my junior year in high school, 11th grade, he had a bull you could ride. I was replacing some boards on an old tobacco barn when he came at me. Literally drove me through the side of the barn with his first butt. I crawled under a hay baler while Don, the bull, trashed his three year old truck outside. When I didn't come in for dinner they came looking. Spent serveral weeks in hospital with numerous broken bones and rehab. Never trust a bull , no matter how gentle it was yesterday. Got a two inch different inseam to prove it. They play rough.

[@christinapankey1415]

Ican udder stana a fukin word

[@gaa1019]

You obviously aren’t Irish then.

[@alistairclement4239]

​@@gaa1019I'm not Irish either, but understood every word.

[@johnritter5951]

I got the general sense of this story by turning on the subtitles, but even the software had a hard time interpreting what these Aussies (?) were saying. In fact, its quite entertaining what the software came up with. The contraction "bull's" (for the "bull is") consistently comes out "balls," which, by the way, bulls are known for anyway. Maybe the software knew that. Anyway, my sympathy to the nice lady. I've often wondered why bulls are so troublesome. Do they have an innate hatred of people?...or are they just trying to protect their own area?...or their lady friends?...or what? Does anybody know? If there is a lone bull in a pasture with no cows within then miles, are they still so...touchy? Can you stare down a bull? Dare you ignore a bull...turn your back on him...like you never would a tiger, eg.? What about if you raise one from its birth?...can you trust that one?

[@jeremymanning2132]

They aren't Aussies, they are Irish. Bulls are very unpredictable. As a former farmer I have dealt with some wonderful animals who have been so placid and calm they were like a pet dog. However i have also worked with some really agressive ones. One particular bull, who i raised on the bucket from a few days old and would often come up to me for a scratch behind his ears, suddenly turned on me and pinned me to a gate with his head one day when he was 18 months old. I had to poke him in the eyes to get him to back off. The force actually bent the metal gate but luckily i escaped with just bruises. In short, bulls can be as unpredictable as humans.

[@johnritter5951]

@@jeremymanning2132 Excellent ... thanks for the reply. A farmer in my church back in Grove City, PA gave up on bulls and went to AI, after one pinned him to the ground and broke several ribs. He said he'd forgotten that there were heifers in with the bull ... and that was it. If only bulls knew who little sexual interest men have in heifers.