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auburngrad82

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14. Another thing to consider

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 03:43 PM

Feb 2013

One of my cousins was a wildlife officer for years. They had to euthanize a deer that had been kept as a pet and then released because the deer had no fear of people and was hanging around an elementary school. Deer get quite large and can present a risk to people, especially kids. People have been killed by deer.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15692141/ns/us_news-life/t/deer-kills-man-who-kept-it-penned/#.UQwYpWckSdo

http://www.kltv.com/global/story.asp?s=13492232

You're right. They should have notified IN Dept. of Natural Resources. In many states, unless you're a licensed animal rehabilitator, it's illegal to keep a wild animal, no matter how good your intentions may have been.

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Just Because it's a Cute Deer w/ a Fluffy White Tail Doesn't Make it Okay to Break the Law [View all] dballance Feb 2013 OP

Just because someone else may have been charged is no excuse. former9thward Feb 2013 #1

Re-Read My Post. I Said they did the right thing saving it. Not "let it die in agony." dballance Feb 2013 #7

Yes, I missed that but the state said they were going to kill the deer. former9thward Feb 2013 #11

It only had too much human contact because the humans kept it. LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #29

Well as a Matter of Fact, It Actually Is. If You Believe in the Equal Application of Justice dballance Feb 2013 #13

As I said -- who else has been charged with this crime??? former9thward Feb 2013 #16

I didn't realize they kept it in a pen. That does change my view of the situation. Slightly. randome Feb 2013 #2

Deer are supposed to die in the wild. bluedigger Feb 2013 #10

Sounds like you haven't really read about the case... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #3

Then enlighten me with links to the stories that detail their qualifications /eom dballance Feb 2013 #4

Plenty of stories about this posted here the past day or two... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #6

I Haven't Seen a Single Story Linked To That Said These People dballance Feb 2013 #8

why do you hate baby deer? Enrique Feb 2013 #5

And the punishment should fit the "crime". bluedigger Feb 2013 #9

Wildlife rehabbers exist to transition wildlife back into their habitat. Doremus Feb 2013 #12

Another thing to consider auburngrad82 Feb 2013 #14

what bugs me is it is a cop saying obey what laws you wish CBGLuthier Feb 2013 #15

Ok, how 'bout "Because it's a stupid law" ?? Myrina Feb 2013 #17

Exactly! hamsterjill Feb 2013 #21

No That's Not How Laws are Changed. dballance Feb 2013 #23

They use case law in their arguments. hamsterjill Feb 2013 #30

How About NO. You Don't Get to Decide Which Laws are Stupid So They Should be Broken. dballance Feb 2013 #22

Raising a wild animal doesn't domesticate it; it is just a captive wild animal FarCenter Feb 2013 #18

Thanks for Nit-Picking. However, according to Webster's dballance Feb 2013 #24

If it couldn't be released into the wild KamaAina Feb 2013 #19

I Think That Would Have Been a Great Solution to the Problem /eom dballance Feb 2013 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill Feb 2013 #20

So, there weren't enough threads already about this subject? Sigh.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #26

You are perfectly free to use the ignore button and to not waste your time reading the thread dballance Feb 2013 #27

Like I stated, just another thread on the same subject.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #28