Cow washed up on NSW beach in flood waters is shot DEAD by cops

Cow is shot DEAD after it was found washed up on a beach in NSW alive and rescuers spent 13 hours in vain trying to move it

  • Brown cow was killed by police on Tuesday night by NSW Police at Tweed Heads
  • Social media reports said the animal was shot five times by officers near bridge 
  • RSPCA Queensland have been flushed with calls to help flood-stricken animals

A cow that washed up on a popular NSW beach after surviving the relentless floodwaters in Queensland has been shot dead by police.   

The brown cow was seen at popular surfing spot Duranbah Beach on the Queensland-NSW border on Tuesday – but hours later was enthanised after it was spotted near the Boyds Bay Bridge at Tweed Heads. 

According to multiple social media reports, police were unable to catch the cow and it and was reportedly shot five times.

‘Cops just shot this poor k***t FIVE F**’N TIMES,’ one Tweed local posted on Facebook.

Police are permitted to use lethal force on an animal if it is causing a traffic hazard or poses as a danger to the community.

Farm Animal Rescue at Dayboro, which worked for 13 hours to save the cow, said it was ‘beyond distraught’.

NSW Police had no choice but to shoot the cow (pictured) after it was spotted near Boyds Bay Bridge on Tuesday night at Tweed Heads

Farm Animal Rescue at Dayboro, which worked tirelessly to save the cow, said it was ‘beyond distraught’ at the news the cow was dead

A cow that washed up on a popular NSW beach after surviving the relentless floodwaters in Queensland was among a number of livestock. Some that perished (pictured)

An emotional Facebook post from Farm Animal Rescue, who revealed they were ‘overridden’ by NSW Police when it came to the welfare of the cow

‘We are sorry to report that the cow who got caught up in the floods and lost her baby before ending up on the beach in Tweed Shire, has been shot by the police department,’ the shelter posted online.

‘Our team spent 11 hours trying to bring her to safety and are beyond distraught.

‘Rest In Peace sweet lady. Nobody can hurt you now.’

NSW Police confirmed they had ‘euthanised’ the cow – after consulting the owner.

‘Following significant flooding, police received multiple reports of a cow in distress in the Tweed Heads area yesterday,’ a spokesman told the Gold Coast Bulletin.

‘Numerous attempts by police and members of the public to safely contain it were unsuccessful, and the cow was subsequently humanely euthanised.’ 

Gold Coast locals spotted a cow roaming Duranbah beach on Tuesday morning and assumed it floated down from a flooded Tweed Heads paddock

On Tuesday morning, locals at Duranbah Beach were stunned to see a cow roaming on the sand and began exploring. 

The adventurous cow first took a walk along the beach before venturing into headlands and crossing roads.

Authorities believe the bovine was swept away from the Murwillumbah area by floodwater.  

The adventurous cow first took a walk along the beach before venturing into headlands and crossing roads

A front end loader was used to clear away a dead cow that washed up on a Gold Coast beach over the weekend

However the cows are far from the only animals affected by the floods.

As of Tuesday, RSPCA Queensland said they have received 510 animal rescue calls from Brisbane, Logan, Scenic Rim, Toowoomba, Somerset, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Gympie council areas since Wednesday last week.

A total of 323 animals have entered RSPCA’s hospitals since then, 84 of which were brought in on Monday.

323 animals have entered RSPCA’s hospitals since then, 84 of which were brought in on Monday

RSPCA Queensland said they have received 510 animal rescue calls since Wednesday last week

RSPCA staff and volunteers have rescued and cared for flood-stricken animals since Wednesday last week

Spokesperson Emma Lagoon said due to limited resources the RSPCA wasn’t able to respond to all calls for help.

‘It’s been a tough time for our rescue teams. Like many others, we’ve been limited with our ability to get to every call for help due to flooded roads and staff and volunteers also stranded. Our Rescue Units can only get to places the roads will let us,’ she said.

An RSPCA Queensland worker nurses a wet joey who was rescued from southeast Queensland’s floods

RSPCA have received calls from Brisbane, Logan, Scenic Rim, Toowoomba, Somerset, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Gympie council areas

An RSPCA spokeswoman said staff and volunteers were working hard to care for injured animals

‘Sadly we are now seeing more deceased animals that couldn’t survive the weather event, it’s just devastating.’ 

Some RSPCA shelters have been forced to close due to power outages and road damage but Ms Lagoon confirmed all sheltered animals are safe. 

Southeast Queensland is currently in the grips of the worst flooding event the state as seen since 2011 with eight lives lost so far. 

A koala being nursed back to health by an RSPCA worker after being rescued from floodwater

Some RSPCA shelters have been forced to close due to power outages and road damage but Ms Lagoon confirmed all sheltered animals are safe

Staff and volunteers at RSPCA Queensland are working hard to rescue animals – big and small – from southeast Queensland’s floods

All Gold Coast beaches have been closed due to debris and dangerous conditions.

80 roads have also been closed in the Coast/Tweed Heads region with estimates of flood damage costs nearing that of Cyclone Debbie in 2017. 

Hundreds of motorists are stranded on the M1 highway south of Queensland’s border in the Tweed region due to the road closures.

RSPCA Queensland have received hundreds of calls to help animals injured in recent floods

An RSPCA worker cares for a wet koala after it was rescued from southeast Queensland’s floodwater

RSPCA Queensland said flood damage and limited resources had prevented them from answering every animal distress call

Sunshine Coast man Dene Smedley told the ABC he and other motorists have been trapped since 2pm Monday.

‘There’s kids and elderly people and we’re just sitting around waiting for somebody to tell us what’s going on,’ he said. 

‘We’ve got water behind us and water in front of us.’

Residents in the Tweed Region have been stranded due to flood damaged roads in the area

Tweed Council has warned residents to ration water as the town only has access to a two-day supply while water treatment facilities are repaired

Road damage caused by floodwater have also trapped residents in the Tweed area.

Tweed Shire Council Mayor Chris Cherry has urged locals to be considerate of their water usage as they only have a two-day supply left.

‘We can’t treat water at the moment and so although the most tempting thing for everybody to do is hose everything down, we’ve only got two days’ supply of water,’ she said.

‘It’s going to take two days to repair our water treatment.’

Tweed Shire Council Mayor Chris Cherry has urged locals to be considerate of their water usage as they only have a two-day supply left

AUSTRALIAN WEATHER CRISIS: THE LATEST 

Lismore has reported its first death of the flooding crisis

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has branded the floods enveloping Brisbane and north-eastern NSW a ‘weather bomb’

200mm of rain is expected to hit Sydney over six hours on Tuesday afternoon, with forecasters predicting the effects of the storm to be hit about 6pm

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says 1,000 rescues have taken place in the state over the past 24 hours

The Navy has been involved in harrowing helicopter rescues from the roofs of houses across central and northern NSW

Dozens of Brisbane suburbs have been inundated again with floodwaters as the Brisbane River peaked once more this morning

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