As Mack takes on a bull, other chaotic Emmerdale animals

There’s a lot of drama in Emmerdale and often it’s caused by animals! Mack took on a bull – and lost – in this week’s episodes, ending up with a slightly anti-climactic bump on the head. And giving Moira another memory lapse to worry about, too.

Perhaps not surprisingly, seeing as Emmerdale is set in the countryside, Mack’s bull isn’t the first animal to cause chaos in the show.

Here’s our round-up of some of the most memorable!

Cain tickles Minty's chin as Isaac holds the lamb — Minty was Isaac’s best friend (Credit: ITV)

Missing Minty the lamb

Soft-hearted Isaac Dingle was horrified when he did a farm visit with his mum and discovered the runt of the lambs would be killed. Despite mum Moira’s misgivings, Isaac managed to persuade his dad Cain to let him have Minty as a pet. Isaac adored him so when he went missing during the summer fair he was distraught! Somehow, the youngster convinced the whole village to join in the search for the lamb. And to everyone’s surprise, it was Kim Tate who found the little lamb.

Sadly, Minty didn’t last long, leaving Isaac devastated, and accusing his parents of killing his pet!

Sam impaled on the tractor — Sam leaped over a hay bale to escape the cows but ended up impaled on a tractor (Credit: ITV)

Moira’s murderous moos

The spectacular storm in October 2022 left Liv Flaherty and Al Chapman dead. During the high winds, the barn housing Moira’s cows collapsed and the terrified animals stampeded.

Sam Dingle and Nate Robinson were forced to flee from the cows. Sam leaped over a hay bale to escape and ended up impaled on a tractor! Fortunately he recovered from his animal ordeal almost as quickly as Mack did.

Kim Tate on her horse Ice — Don’t mess with Kim Tate – or her horses! (Credit: ITV)

Ice the vengeful horse

Evil Craig manipulated Lydia, and then raped her, leaving her life shattered and her marriage in tatters. So when he ended up dead, no one was very sorry.

And it turned out, Craig had lost his life at the hooves of another chaos-causing Emmerdale animal – Kim Tate’s horse, Ice.

Marlon Dingle's, as played by Mark Charnock, gutted to realise he's accidentally poisoned Arnold (gerbil) and Paddy Kirk, as played by Dominic Brunt, helps him replace him. However, Jessie, as played by Sandra Marvin, reveals that Arnold has cancer, Marlon's quick to suggest they don't put him down, knowing this particular gerbil is perfectly healthy. — Marlon replaced Arnold – with a pregnant gerbil! (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Arnold the miracle gerbil

Marlon’s wife Jessie brought the school gerbil, Arnold, home to look after during the holidays. But when Marlon and Paddy were in charge, Marlon accidentally poisoned Arnold and the gerbil died. Aww!

The quick-thinking mates, though, found another gerbil that looked the same as Arnold, and brazened it out.

Until New Arnold gave birth! It turned out he was actually a she and she was pregnant when Marlon bought her.

Emma Barton in a blood-splattered wedding dress holding a chicken — Emma was losing her mind (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Emma Barton’s chicken of doom

Emmerdale viewers knew Emma Barton was losing her mind when she held husband James hostage.

In scenes reminiscent of the Stephen King story, Misery, Emma made sure James stayed put. And the horror really ramped up when she appeared in her blood-splattered wedding dress, clutching a chicken she’d just slaughtered.

Emma’s rampage through the village was just beginning!