Aggressive Wild Turkeys Attack Massachusetts Man
Aggressive turkeys in a Massachusetts town south of Boston have gained a reputation after police recorded a group of the birds chasing a cruiser on Sunday, October 15, and footage of the wild creatures attacking a resident surfaced online.
This video shows a Bridgewater resident Bob Smith being attacked by a group of wild turkeys. “They actually came from over a hill behind me,” Bob Smith told WCVB5. “One pecked me in the calf.”
Bridgewater police also shared footage of four turkeys coming after a police car on Twitter, stating that the turkeys “are a problem in town”, but that state law, which classes them as wildlife, does not police or animal control officers to tackle them.
Police Lt. Thomas Schlatz said that despite their aggression, they are not a threat to the community. “They have followed me to the back door (leading to the police station parking lot) and like to hang around police cars, but they do not attack,” he said to Wicked Local Bridgewater."
Outside of Bridgewater, other towns Somerville, Belmont and Brookline reported an increase in the number of turkey complaints, with 140 reports received since the start of last year. Credit: Bob Smith via Storyful
