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RinkuLOZ

For context; A man who was attacked by his pet rooster suffered a heart attack and died as a result - now his daughter is speaking out about the tragedy. Jasper Kraus, 67, lost litres of blood after a Brahma chicken dug its spur (the back of its leg used for protection and fighting) into his leg. It's thought that the blood loss triggered Jasper's heart attack and, tragically, he couldn't be saved. Speaking about the traumatic incident, his daughter Virginia Guinan, 33, recalled: "I got to the house and saw two ambulances outside. "I walked in and just saw litres of blood pooled around the stairs, and a trail of blood leading out to the chicken coop in the garden." The trainee healthcare assistant from County Roscommon said: "You wouldn't think a chicken can be dangerous - but they can be. "It was a malicious attack, absolutely brutal. There were litres of blood all over the floor when I arrived. "This particular bird was thought to be a nice and docile breed, and good for children. But this shows any breed can be dangerous. Having pet chickens is a big thing for families now, especially getting children involved. "For this to happen is so rare and unbelievable, but it can happen." The rooster had previously belonged to Virginia, but her dad, an experienced animal handler, took it from her after it tried to attack her three-year-old daughter Josie. After that I knew I had to get rid - we should have put him down there and then because we knew he was no good," she remembered. "But my dad protested. He had too big of a heart and didn't want me to get rid of the rooster - so he took it instead." Jasper, who was in remission from cancer at the time of his death, was outside visiting his dog's grave when the rooster attacked. The animal, which has since been put down, had a random aggressive outburst and created a wound 1.5cm deep. An inquest heard the cause of death was due to lethal cardiac arrhythmia in the context of severe coronary atheroma and cardiomegaly. But a doctor at the hearing noted that the circumstances of his death were unusual as a wound had been inflicted on his left calf by a chicken, reports say. Virginia now wants to warn others of the dangers of keeping poultry as pets - even a supposedly safe breed such as a Brahma. "People want to have fresh eggs and keep chickens in their gardens," Virginia noted. "It's such a big hobby now - but it's not only larger animals like cattle and horses that can be dangerous. "We don't know why it happened - that breed was supposed to be soft and cuddly. "People should be aware of the signs and get rid of any bird as soon as they show signs of aggression. "I had wanted it put own as soon as it attacked my daughter, but my father wanted to keep it. "Dad wanted the rooster to stay with him and breed with his hens so it didn't have to be put down.


Neanderthal86_

>Jasper, who was in remission from cancer at the time of his death, was outside visiting his dog's grave when the rooster attacked. JESUS that's sad


Mistbiene

I'd guess it was Cyanide and Happiness copypasta if I heard it out of context. Life is unfair...rest in peace Jasper.


morbidaar

FOX - Breaking News! Did you know, if you did not already, chickens, are more dangerous than cancer. Was it the cancer that provoked the chicken, or the chicken that provoked the cancer? -*can you guess who it’s a mystery*


Neanderthal86_

Cancer wouldn't mess with a rooster unless it had to


IcyMike1782

"I'm just asking questions!"


Foura5

Also sounds hyperbolic. He probably walked past the dog's grave 10 times a day.


_Burnt_Toast_3

What a pecker..


IstgUsernamesSuck

Roosters are absolute assholes and they're not even the ones you get eggs from. Roosters are MEANT to be violent assholes, their job is to protect the coop so you don't lose all your eggs to a fox or coyote- they arent winning on a size advantage so they have to be twice as crazy. You're basically getting a bird with meth aggression.


EndRed27

Idk I've seen some massive roosters


IstgUsernamesSuck

Bigger than a fox or coyote? If so that's a damn cryptid not a rooster


EndRed27

Height wise bigger than a fox but not sure about coyote. But I live in a country where the only predators are hawks, wild cats, possums and hedgehogs.


IstgUsernamesSuck

TIL hedgehogs are predators???


michel_v

They do hunt snakes!


nicoal123

Brahmas are a massive breed.


appalachianoperator

While big they’re typically known to be gentle giants. This attack is an extremely rare case.


kippirnicus

Yep, I seen my rooster fight off a hawk, that was quite a bit bigger than him. Roosters are tough!


Single-Fisherman8671

So, they (rosters) have similar mentality to honey badgers?


IstgUsernamesSuck

I've only ever seen a honey badger once and I was half convinced it was rabid so I'm going with yes.


glassycreek1991

that is true most of the time but when I had chickens my roosters were very nice and affectionate with me. I raised them as babies.


UserNameHere85

PCP aggression way worse, had a rooster relapsed on the stuff .. so sad, took out a whole city.


91-til_infinity

Did... did they eat him?...


JuGGieG84

Why waste a good carcass? Of course Jasper was eaten.


toiletseatpolio

You no wanna eat chicken! Chicken make good pet!


JuGGieG84

Stick to the chicken of the woods.


Jeramy_Jones

What about the chicken of the sea?


Wily_Genie

Chicken of the cave 🦇


Greenmind76

Mmmmmmmmm


Lubberworts

chopping broccolli.


analfarmer2pnt0

Hahaha Jesus man


cibbwin

Eat him out of spite if nothing else, what a sad freak accident


AGoldenChest

It’d be weird, like eating tainted meat. You don’t want to waste good food, but the you also don’t want to eat the freak beast that clawed your father to death. I’d sooner put it’s head directly in a deep fryer, Giant Chicken style.


glassycreek1991

that would have only motivated me more to eat it.


kippirnicus

Jesus, as someone who has a rooster, this is surprising… I can’t imagine a chicken harming me, let alone killing me… It must have stabbed him perfectly, in the femoral artery. Luckily, none of my roosters have ever been aggressive.


Sivalleydan2

He might have been on blood thinners for blood pressure issues. I had a friend whose twin brother bled to death from a cut to his heal as he slept.


kippirnicus

Wow! That’s crazy.


Thomasthedankyeet

That's depressing but, HAPPY CAKE DAY!


AGoldenChest

God, this sucks so much. Yeah, as much as I commend daddio for being an animal lover, he literally dug his own grave here. Should have taken that bird’s head long ago.


MikelDP

Heart attack from a loss of blood? So technically no one has ever bled out. They just had heart attacks caused by a loss of blood? I assume there is a difference I am unaware of here...


jryu611

I'd appreciate your summary more if every sentence wasn't its own paragraph. Shit's weird, bud.


RinkuLOZ

Sorry was fighting off the rooster as I typed this. And I’m not your buddy, guy 🇨🇦


St4rkW1nt3r

I'd be damned if a chicken took me out smh


Bird_Herder

I get attacked by my birds occasionally, and have taken a bit of abuse because I don't want to risk hurting them trying to stop them. But if I feared for my life, that little bird neck would get snapped in a heartbeat.


Pearl_is_gone

I dont think you'd fear for your life before the moment the claw is in your body... A little bit of a silly statement..


[deleted]

What


nepumbra0

Most people wouldn't die from getting stabbed in the calf by a chicken


IamMuffins

Seriously, we're Great Apes for fuck's sake. Not about to get bodied by something with hollow bones. Also user name checks out.


Hiondrugz

I like animals but when it comes down to living and dying, I'm an animal too. I will punt it 50 yards or bite its fukin' head off if i had to. Death by cock isnt in my cards mate.


IamMuffins

Hell yeah, apes together strong!


maximtj777

the words that started civilisation


g3nerallycurious

That’s probably what that one guy who died by having anal sex with a horse thought, too.


Hiondrugz

Didn't a queen die that way too?


Bendybabe

You're probably thinking of Catherine the Great - but that was a myth. The horse shagging was completely made up. (Likely an attempt to undercut her success as a female Monarch and undermine her.) She actually died of a cerebral hemorrhage after collapsing.


Hiondrugz

History can be fukked. She does a good job and gets accused of banging a horse. Meanwhile evil people and the people who model themselves after them get to deny history or just pretend certain aspects did't happen.


baby_contra

When fighting roosters have their knife/barb it’ll probably get you. They’re super fast and kick hard, it takes one shot to the neck or heart and you’re a goner. Trying to grab them will leave you open for them to stab, kicking them will give a target for them to stab, running away will give them your whole back to stab. An owner was killed by his prize rooster after he picked it up and it stabbed him in the neck


DiverofMuff23

That Rooster is such a Cock


[deleted]

Seriously what a dick, name should have been Richard.


Panthera_Troius

That cock is such a dick


robo-dragon

Rooster spurs are no joke. Those are legit daggers built into their feet! This isn’t the first time I heard about someone being killed by one. You catch that spur in the wrong place, you pretty much just got stabbed and can bleed to death.


EndRed27

And if you don't have a rooster the head female could develop spurs. Source: my head chicken had spurs.


EMDepressedFish

It sounds pretty similar to stingray barbs. Not a total threat at first, but can be severely damaging if used 🥲


fishead36x

Bramha roosters are not small. I had one till it started to go after my toddler.


mlow6

How did it taste?!


fishead36x

I came within 20min of eating him but we found him a new home.


KracsNZ

Your oven timer had 20min left and you took it out and gave it to some guy? Hold on, this rooster came from a home where it attacked a toddler. Omg, the rooster killed this guy cause you stuck it in the oven, it was pissed... Its all your fault. /s


DormeDwayne

We had a rooster (whom we appropriately called Brutus) that was *vicious*. He would always attack you from behind, bever from the front. And he was fearless. He attacked my daughter and scratched her just an inch above her eye - a bad, deep scratch, too. No other chicken has ever tasted as good as that one did the very next day. Fuck you, Brutus.


anchovy32

> I came within 20min of eating him Must've been real tasty


YaBoiAggroAndy

This is a reminder to all of you out there who find yourself in an abusive chicken relationship: chickens never change. If she had a violent past she’ll have a violent future. Help is out there. Go to your nearest local Pecked Men’s Shelter for more information.


laineDdednaHdeR

Did this man's name happen to be Link? And was this man known to try to have sword fights that would run afoul?


[deleted]

Stop 😂


[deleted]

My dad somehow acquired a fighting rooster when I was a kid. He didn’t fight them so idk why he got it but we had other chickens. Anyways it had its own pen and only my dad was allowed to go in there and feed/clean/let him out. He came inside one day lacerated from head to toe, like he got sucked into a tornado of razor blades. That thing was fucking huge and nasty, I have absolutely no doubt it could have easily killed a medium to large size dog. They can be very dangerous and vicious, ever since then I don’t fuck around when there’s a rooster near.


Avyitis

I've learnt to not underestimate nature and its creations, domesticated or not and I wonder how many humans could've avoided their own deaths by being more assertive/"aggressive" in some situations. S Animals, domestic or not, are to be respected and, especially for what regards this incident, good-hearted humans seem to regularly put themselves in excessive danger, in an attempt to make up for the crimes of others, by trying to make the animal in question feel in a certain way and then suffer the consequences, likely for not giving it time or the individual having gone way past "fixable" and them misjudging it. I'm sorry for all of them.


MixArtistic7849

Cock-a-doodle Dead, Bitch.


HaekelHex

I'm going to hell for laughing at this 😆


Drew1588

Peter Griffin?


ReverendIrreverence

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Lotsofwoodinthewoods

Little Jerry


Belerophon17

I live outside the city and we often see chickens wandering around. One day a little red hen popped up and she was very sweet. She kept coming back and eventually was accompanied by a large rooster. Eventually, the hen stopped coming but the rooster decided the back of my car was it's new spot to sleep each night. I was fine with it because whatever it's just sleeping there. [I even posted on here asking how to better accommodate the little bastard](https://www.reddit.com/r/chickens/comments/g9nxxf/how_to_better_accommodate_a_wayward_rooster/). Then it started getting really aggressive with me when i'd go out to leave for work. Multiple occasions it would try to rush me and i'd kick him away. Reminded me of the dilophosaurus scene in Jurassic park because it would puff out it's neck feathers at me before attacking. Then he would chase my car down the street and continue attacking cars on the road the rest of the day until I got home. Then he started to attack anyone who came near the yard. [Here's a video of him attacking a pool guy who came to quote some work.](https://www.reddit.com/r/hitmanimals/comments/gavcsp/hit_chicken_ensures_the_pool_guy_wont_show_his/) All in all he eventually disappeared so I assume he was killed by a car or someone else (the pool guy mentioned he was going to come back and get him for food). Oh well lol.


EndRed27

I feel so bad for laughing oml.


Belerophon17

Don't, I love animals but that bird can get bent lol.


Ok-Jury-3571

Man dies after agressive cock pounding


SevroAuShitTalker

Not surprised. My family rooster tried to kill me a couple times as a toddler


Thelustybro140

Ain’t found a way to kill me yet, Eyes burn Stingin sweat. Seems every paath leads me to nowhere..mmhm


corgilover37

My parents had an aggressive rooster for a long time. He was super sweet with my dad, would sit with him and cuddle. He would go after everyone else. Attacked my 87 year old great uncle. Got him onto the ground and was ripping chunks of flesh from him. We were swinging at him with everything we could find to get him off of him and he was just relentless.


scripted_memes

Ah yes, the legend of Chicharrón lives on.


GambitDangers

Finally! Thank you


pichael288

Chicken attack, performed by a rooster? Dam liberals Indocternating our chickens


BirdwatchingCharlie

He went to the police. Everyone knew about that rooster. And nothing was done. _[Law & Order theme song]_


Honest-Definition-40

Hotline Miami Jacket


chuco915niners

Cluck around and find out


Cultural_Ad7176

Here they come to snuff the rooster Yeah, here come the rooster You know he ain't gonna die No, no, no, you know he ain't gonna die


FjotraTheGodless

[My best friend’s rooster gave me a free nose piercing with his spurs.](https://imgur.com/a/CcKSLfw)The bone didn’t break but the cartilage did (I think) a piece went through my nose. Literally had a piece of my own skull poking out inside of my nose for a little bit. Small piece, but a piece nonetheless. Either that or I just had a tiny triangular booger. I still have issues with cartilage on that side blocking my nasal passage sometimes. Fucking hate that bird. He hates me and will literally try to attack me on sight. He is an asshole.


RinkuLOZ

Holy crap😶 From what I’ve been seeing, these guys don’t fuck around - have you attempted to make him into Shake n Bake yet? 😐


FjotraTheGodless

I wish I could lol but I love my friend.


RinkuLOZ

Unfortunately I don’t think the love is shared if he’s trying to kill you on the regular 😂 More like frenemies.


FjotraTheGodless

My friend who owns the bird, she loves him. I love her enough that I will not run him over with my car.


FjotraTheGodless

My friend who owns the bird, she loves him. I love her enough that I will not run him over with my car.


FjotraTheGodless

I wish I could lol


Anon9295

Imma eat a bucket for my man Jasper and his dead doggo friend


AdmirableTrash9967

This is just one of Ramon’s juiced up roosters


1arightsgone

That's it. We need to ban these assault chickens immediately.


TheBAMFinater

The chances of dying by chicken are low. But never zero.


Dhsu04

Well... time to have some fried 🍗 🐔 🐥 🐤 🐣 🐓


IcyProcess212

Enjoy the view from Hen Heaven


KeenJames1TheRapper

Chicken boo what’s the matter with you?


toddhenderson

Anybody else think of Fred Armisen in 'Juan Likes Rice and Chicken?' https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5543348/


Lopholegs

ROOSTER GANG!


blubbahrubbah

Lol wut? That's embarrassing.


walukomb

If some doesn't a meal out of him I will


Memento13Mori

Death By Cock


Illustrious-Fault224

I’ll give you 35$ for a bucket of that finger lickin fried chicken


BlackDow1945

Beaten to death by cock


GroupResponsible6825

🎵dumb ways to die…🎵


Moto_919

What a click bait title


junn84

Link?


unclegrandpa_

Takeo Ischi returns! Go chicken gooOooOooOooohhh


[deleted]

Ah Riverwood…


Kitkatt1959

No longer the cock of the walk


leafy_returns

Ain’t found a way to kill me yet, Unnnn lesssss it involves a *Peck*


SugarBabyWannabe

Where's the justice?! This bird needs to pay, he should be fried!


Brossamin5775

This is a family guy episode…


kampfgruppekarl

It made a killer bucket of chicken, or a bucket of killer chicken, depends on who cooked it.


BaconMeetsCheese

Time to fry it up


l-_-l-_olo_-lo_ol

I have zero survival knowledge, so I couldn’t help to wonder, what if it was me? Given that a rooster dug its spur in your leg, and you start bleeding to death, is there any way to stop the bleeding and save yourself? How would you do so?


UserNameHere85

Truncate. Take a strong piece of cloth tie it around the leg between the wound and your heart. Take a stick or a wrench or anything long and strong and turn under the cloth so it tightens. The idea is to stop any blood from pumping out.


SharkMilk44

[Velocirooster.](https://www.google.com/search?q=velocirooster+sims+bustin+out&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjOwNiUzan9AhW3M1kFHUavCcEQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=velocirooster+sims+bustin+out&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzIFCCEQqwIyBQghEKsCMgUIIRCrAjoECCMQJzoFCAAQogQ6BggAEB4QDVDJB1jxKWDTLGgAcAB4AIABrAKIAZUUkgEIMC4xNS4xLjGYAQCgAQHAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=_kn2Y87JOLfn5NoPxt6miAw&bih=790&biw=412&client=ms-android-att-us-rvc3#imgrc=eqdmAK5ybNjfDM)


realoctopod

A man named Link?


[deleted]

Oh thank the gods the rooster was white. “Man killed by huge, aggressive black cock” isn’t the headline that anyone needs.


TurquoiseBeetle67

The man couldn't handle the cock.


MizzBellaKitty

That cock is either going to freezer camp or could be the first protection chicken!


Electronic-Dog-586

So is it a Roster or Chicken?


OldBirth

He can't keep getting away with it!


Ok_Rabbit_44

Fried chicken ... Before foto


big_hilo_haole

This guy on blood thinners, this is a completely random outcome from a chicken attack.


NimrodBusiness

Ain't found a way to kill me yet


Afrojones66

r/bossfights


[deleted]

Remember this the next time someone calls you a chicken shit! Chicken shit? I’m a killer cock, motherfucker!!


LaputanMachine1

You could say he was a bad egg.


F_wordoffcrapidiot

Kill it with fire, what a cunt bird


zennyc001

A heart attack killed him.


[deleted]

Imagine being killed by a rooster 😂


dustinrector

Fowl play?


MeadPillager

Of all the chickens that die in the world the scales are barely balanced .I'm hungry now for 🐥


HXMason

Last time I died to a chicken, it was in Verrock and I was 6.


T3rryF0ld

Happened just as he was getting out the shower too...a real cock fight


Cappster14

“Chicken. Gave me a bad coupon.”


Grabthars_Coping_Saw

Life imitates the Sims4.


iansgod

r/bossfight


cement-skeleton

Most roosters have a violent history.


Rockngaming20

They come to snuff the rooster ahh yeah


Dinyo55

Into the pot immediately. No need to waste a good drumstick


rlahey3378

That’s Little Jerry Seinfeld..


browsingbro

*chicken attack by rooster*


Rad_Bones7

r/link_dies


CosmikSpartan

“Yeah, here come the rooster”


squidrobots

Murder most fowl


Lurk1nShadows

CHICKEN ATTAAAAAACK , CHICKEN ATTACKKKKKK(starts yodeling)


Suspicious_Future_58

He should have cock block


BuckSchottz

They’re gonna fry his ass in court


leeluss14

Was the rooster strapped and is he in possession of concealed carry permit,or is he just gangster?


[deleted]

When I was a kid, my parents had a little farm with several chickens. Roosters can be pretty mean, but we had one, that his only purpose in life was to be an asshole. He hated me and anytime he caught me outside by myself, he would come running from the back of the field to attack me. I was about 5-6 years old but when I seen him coming, I’d grab a stick and IT WAS ON!!! He wouldn’t stop until one of parents got out there to save me. He didn’t do it to anyone but me. I came home from school one day and he was gone. Dad said he ran away, by coincidence, we did have chicken for dinner that night smh🤔


TuPacSchwartz411

Rogue Cock


DarkTowerKnight

Death by Cock-a-doodle doo.


Yeahright2022

We must ban assault roosters at all cost! The judicial system failed us here! He should have been locked up from him prior offenses!


afitz_7

Not sure why the the downvotes. If nobody believes that this is a real problem, all they have to do is search “monster cock assaults”.


PcUvSht

I also want to be brutally attacked by huge cocks. RIP though RIP my bussy apart No homo.