50,000 Volts or Only 8,000?

Recently the whole country was shocked to learn of the deaths of an aged Waitakere couple having both been attacked by a RAM.

We all know enough not to trust fullgrown Bulls - but many widely encountered farm animals may be very dangerous .. such as Stags, Boars, Stallions, and Rams - particularly in the breeding season.

When I was a youngster my sister and I were charged by a cow with calf at foot that chased us from her field back over the gate. And all those bitey Sandflies are female.

A boar can make a weight of 110 kilos with wicked tusks - while rams can easily weigh up to 160 kilos of hard headed muscle.

- I'm a big lad at 95 kilos .. and don't have either horns or tusks.

Ask Yourself WHY these things have got HORNS ..

One answer, to any lack of respect, may be a Livestock "Cattle" Prod.

A wide choice of these is sold in New Zealand ranging in cost from the best Gallagher at around NZ$600. down to much more affordable brands

A PROD that works by pain is not a Taser such as those restricted to use by police ..

- 'Tasers' deliver upwards of 50,000 VOLTS to disrupt the target's nervous system and muscle control - whereas a prod is limited to delivering some 8,000-10,000 volts 'only' with low amperage of 120 Milliamps that is a painful belt similar to an electric fence unit.

Bainbridge Livestock Prod

.. There is a high cost thing called a cattle anal immobilizer sold to vets ..

Marty K.