Nice Shaun of the Dead reference 😄👌🏼

Exactly! There's also the significant point that you could get bit in the process of kicking away said dog, and the bite could give you an infection, which all comes back to why we (like most animals) will go very far to avoid a physical altercation.

Basically, fighting shit can be dangerous, even in situations where you easily come out on top 10/10 times. That doesn't mean the fucking chihuahua has a chance.

I've never hesitated to kick at a dog chasing me on my bike. I love dogs, but if a dumbfuck owner lets it loose on the street, I will defend myself with all necessary force.

Those flappy fucks caught hands somewhat often when I was a kid, they always tried to steal my bread when Mom took me to feed the ducks (and yes, I know how bad that is, I was like 8-12).

the young, elderly and smaller individuals can get a broken bone from a goose being startled and falling over

That's the real cause here.

If you stand your ground and show that fucker who outweighs the other 3 to 1 or more and doesn't have hollow bones, it won't bowl you over.

knock down a full-grown adult and cause scrapes, stitches, even broken bones

Bolded the important parts.

Falling over for any reason can cause scrapes, stitches, even broken bones, regardless of the instigating factor.

An adult weighing three times as much of a goose doesn't fall over because the goose is strong. They fall over because of being startled into losing their balance, which is a feat a sparrow or a mouse could also accomplish.

Propaganda from big goose. That article was literally funded by goose & co.

I think this reference might predate the internet, brb gonna do some research.

Ok so according to this, the predecessors to the internet are older than this (1975), but the internet as we know it is much younger.