Man Died After ‘Brutal’ Chicken Attack By Rooster ‘With Violent Past’

A man had a heart attack after being attacked by his pet rooster, and as a result, he passed away. Now, the man's daughter is speaking out about the incident.

After a Brahma chicken dug its spur—the back of its leg used for defense and combat—into Jasper Kraus's leg, the 67-year-old suffered liters of blood loss.

Jasper reportedly suffered a heart attack that, sadly, was untreatable due to the blood loss.

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His daughter Virginia Guinan, 33, remembered the traumatic event as follows: "I got to the house and saw two ambulances outside.”

"I walked in and just saw liters of blood pooled around the stairs, and a trail of blood leading out to the chicken coop in the garden."

The County Roscommon healthcare assistant trainee said: "You wouldn't think a chicken can be dangerous - but they can be.”

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"It was a malicious attack, absolutely brutal. There were liters 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.”

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"For this to happen is so rare and unbelievable, but it can happen."

The rooster had once belonged to Virginia, but after it attempted to assault Virginia's three-year-old daughter Josie, her dad, a skilled animal handler, took it away.

"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."

When the rooster attacked, Jasper—who had cancer but was in remission at the time of his passing—was outside viewing the grave of his dog.

The animal, which was later put down, had an unprovoked assault that left a 1.5-centimeter-deep wound.

In the setting of severe coronary atheroma and cardiomegaly, an inquest found that a lethal cardiac arrhythmia was the reason for death.

However, a surgeon present at the hearing observed that the circumstances of his passing were unusual because, according to accounts, a chicken had injured his left calf.

Virginia now wishes to warn others about the risks associated with owning poultry as pets, even if the breed in question is 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.”

"That's just what he was like - he was a real animal lover."