Surrey Police & escaped calf - DISTRESSING!!

I cannot emphasise this enough - if you are of a sensitive nature, then please DO NOT watch this video footage. Seriously, don't even be tempted.

I can guarantee no matter your disposition that this is likely to make you furious (at best) - I have raised a complaint with our local PCC (this video shows the actions of my local force) which I will post a copy of shortly.

The backstory here is that a calf escaped from some fields that are not all that far from me, and this was Surrey Police's way of dealing with it. Suffice to say, the backlash that they have had locally (and now it is going national) has led them to make a voluntary referral to the IOPC and now James Cleverley has waded in, calling it excessively heavy handed (or words to that effect).

FINAL WARNING - YOU WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK

https://youtube.com/shorts/rW-t9yPXjdA

 

My complaint to the local PCC:

 

That is appalling, I agree with your complaint and can understand why there is a storm on social media. It's completely unacceptable treating a poor little animal that way.

I imagine the police are going to play the danger to public life card.

 

They can try, but I don't think it will wash. To be honest, I am sick to the back teeth of seeing piss poor behaviour on behalf of police or local authority employees - - they seem to think that they are somehow Teflon coated and in a position to bully us around (and seemingly animals too); all they had to do here was shut the roads, keep the lights and sirens off, stay close and relatively quiet and wait... bovines are naturally curious animals, so they tend to come to you for a sniff/lick if you are calm. That would have bought them sufficient time until a herdsman or vet could arrive.

If you or I drove our car at any animal or person like that, what would the outcome be? 6-points and a hefty fine is my bet.

Whoever was behind the wheel of that vehicle does not have the temperament to be a warrant card holder.

 

I agree, looks like the driver was panicking.

Once the RSPCA get stuck in then the driver could face jail, as members of the public do when they mistreat animals.

 

Just been on the TV, apparently the RSPCA are asking questions about it as they think it doesn't look right.

 

A bullock would have been a different matter to be fair - but this was just a calf.

 

Even a calf that size would be quite a handful, could easily knock someone over especially as the stupid police were driving it into a mad panic.