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Title: Pet deer shot dead by Manitoba Conservation
Category: Strange
Posted By: Curtman
Date: 2013-02-06 16:20:32
Canadian

[Curtman]

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Hofer said the Manitoba Conservation officers told the colony members they weren't allowed to domesticate wild animals.

He said the deer, called Bambi or Bob by people on the colony, was not locked up but free to come and go as it wanted.
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Evie-Lynn Maendel father first found the fawn last summer when he accidently ran over it with a piece of machinery.

They nursed the animal back to health and bottle-fed it, and it stuck around in spite of having full freedom to roam.

Recently, someone complained to wildlife officials as he grew bigger. The person was concerned about the safety of children and just wanted the animal to be relocated, Maendel said.

On Saturday, she watched from the window of her home as officers shot Bambi.
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A Manitoba Conservation official said if he could reverse the decision to kill the deer in plain sight, he would.

No kidding.

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Jack Harrigan, the department's manager of compliance and field services, said the officers should have taken the deer off site before shooting it.

[Strutz]

It does not seem that it was necessary to kill the deer and even if that was going to be the case then it should have been removed from the area and put down out of sight of the residents.

[MeganC]

Hate to say but deer can be really dangerous. Putting it down was probably the right thing to do but with a gun?

[BeaverFever]

WTF is wrong with people?? I hope that officer gets Cancer.

[raydan]

True story... a long time ago... I was about 15 years old.

A dog gets hits by a car in front of my house. The car stops and the driver gets out to see if the dog is badly hurt. I go out with my 11 year old sister and soon, a few neighbors are there along with some young kids. A few minutes and the police get there, takes him 2 minutes to get the story and he goes to see the dog. The dog is clearly suffering but hard to tell how bad it is. The police officer says nothing, pulls out his service revolver, shoots and kills him.

At that time and place, it was probably the best thing to do but you can imagine the shock some of the people there got, especially the younger kids. I just remember being really angry at the officer.

Like this story, when you can, it's best to clear the people out before you start shooting animals.

[Jonny_C]

Bad call by the C.O. The deer should have been tranquilized and "relocated".

[ShepherdsDog]

relocation would have been useless at this point....unless it was somewhere that the animal could be field dressed The trauma that they faced is being a little overdone as most of these kids have seen all sorts of animals butchered on the farm including animals they may have hand raised from birth.

Bieber fever's cancer comment was more than uncalled for.

[martin14]

I'm pretty sure Johnny meant killed somewhere else.

But a lesson and vension steaks would also have been a good thing to arrange.

[Freakinoldguy]

And the difference between BC and Manitoba.

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Ministry allows local woman to keep pet deer


Andrew Bailey, Westerly News
Published: Monday, January 21, 2013
After igniting a blaze of public speculation, B.C.'s Ministry of Environment has backed off on plans to evict Janet Schwartz's per deer, Bimbo.

In a media release distributed January 18, environment minister Terry Lake said he is aware of the bonding that happens between humans and their pets because of his experience as a veterinarian.

The ministry, according to the release, is concerned about Bimbo's welfare but believes there are risks associated with removing the deer from its accustomed setting in Schwartz's home.

[Gunnair]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

And the difference between BC and Manitoba.

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Ministry allows local woman to keep pet deer


Andrew Bailey, Westerly News
Published: Monday, January 21, 2013
After igniting a blaze of public speculation, B.C.'s Ministry of Environment has backed off on plans to evict Janet Schwartz's per deer, Bimbo.

In a media release distributed January 18, environment minister Terry Lake said he is aware of the bonding that happens between humans and their pets because of his experience as a veterinarian.

The ministry, according to the release, is concerned about Bimbo's welfare but believes there are risks associated with removing the deer from its accustomed setting in Schwartz's home.

Yep. No reason for the government to roll in guns drawn out here.

[Brenda]

We have plenty of deer (and bears) roaming around in the village here. Every day I have deer in my yard. So?
We have a beer living in a tree across from the school bus stop (across the highway), and it has been there for YEARS. That same bear roams around near the creek. It's not being shot, warnings go out to the people in the fall, to be careful, because the bear is in town again.

Skunks however...

[Jonny_C]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

And the difference between BC and Manitoba.

Yes, when I first saw the thread title, I thought there had been a change of mind re: the woman's pet deer. I didn't recall where the story had come from.

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You guessed right, Martin. I put "relocated" in quotes to suggest that.

[Gunnair]

Brenda Brenda:

We have plenty of deer (and bears) roaming around in the village here. Every day I have deer in my yard. So?
We have a beer living in a tree across from the school bus stop (across the highway), and it has been there for YEARS. That same bear roams around near the creek. It's not being shot, warnings go out to the people in the fall, to be careful, because the bear is in town again.

Skunks however...

You have 'beer' in the trees? I'm moving to the Kootenies!

[BartSimpson]

Gunnair Gunnair:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

And the difference between BC and Manitoba.

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Ministry allows local woman to keep pet deer


Andrew Bailey, Westerly News
Published: Monday, January 21, 2013
After igniting a blaze of public speculation, B.C.'s Ministry of Environment has backed off on plans to evict Janet Schwartz's per deer, Bimbo.

In a media release distributed January 18, environment minister Terry Lake said he is aware of the bonding that happens between humans and their pets because of his experience as a veterinarian.

The ministry, according to the release, is concerned about Bimbo's welfare but believes there are risks associated with removing the deer from its accustomed setting in Schwartz's home.

Yep. No reason for the government to roll in guns drawn out here.

Sure there is. Our Masters periodically need to put us in our place and remind us who is in charge. Killing a pet is a sure way to do this that's why cops all over the USA shoot pet dogs all the time.