One of Metro’s own reporters recently went along to test out the new fad first-hand.
The first cases of bird-to-bovine transmission of avian flu were recorded in the US earlier in March A new craze is apparently under threat amid reports of the first bovine cases of bird flu. ‘Cow cuddling’, during which participants spend an hour or more nuzzling up with calves and fully grown cows, has recently taken off in the UK and the US. One of Metro’s own reporters recently went along to test out the new fad first-hand, which advocates say can be calming, even therapeutic.
All the same, officials have urged cattle farmers in the US to limit their herds’ exposure to outside visitors. In Michigan, this has included the introduction of new sanitation measures and mandatory access limitations. Tim Boring, director of Michigan’s department of agriculture and rural development, has said: ‘From a human to animal health standpoint, now is not a good time to cuddle cows. ‘This is to protect the cows and people.
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