Cow Tipping
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
Cow tipping was a bizzare phenomena that reached a peak in populariy in the late 1990's. Cow tipping consisted of people, usually bored teens and preteens living near farming communities, pushing over sleeping cows. Since cows sleep standing up, the tipped cows would go simply from their standard vertical position to horzontal. The cow would either stay asleep on the ground or wake as it lands with a thud. Supposedly, the cow tippers found entertainment in watching the stunned and unhappy cow's reaction.
A sudden surge in the popularity of this passtime led to many news reports and, for a short time, recieved much attention from concerned animal rights groups. Many farmers featured in the news reports commented that the cows weren't seriously injured, just greatly bothered. However, the increased publicity raised many concerns and complaints about cows being hurt or even killed were reported. As a result, various regions have determined this activity to be a felony.
The popularity of cow tipping has remained with certain groups and many webpages, easily reached by search engines, have been created, with a particular focus on techniques for tipping cows and perfectly legal "virtual" cow tipping.
A sudden surge in the popularity of this passtime led to many news reports and, for a short time, recieved much attention from concerned animal rights groups. Many farmers featured in the news reports commented that the cows weren't seriously injured, just greatly bothered. However, the increased publicity raised many concerns and complaints about cows being hurt or even killed were reported. As a result, various regions have determined this activity to be a felony.
The popularity of cow tipping has remained with certain groups and many webpages, easily reached by search engines, have been created, with a particular focus on techniques for tipping cows and perfectly legal "virtual" cow tipping.
