Deer Rescuer Threatened With Criminal Charges

[4Life]

Leslie Cain thought she was doing the right thing when she saved an orphaned baby deer she named Sunny. Investigators from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, however, were of a different opinion. Cain is under criminal investigation and faces 60 days in jail and a $500 fine..........

http://www.pawnation.com/2009/06/23/doe-deer-rescuer-threatened-with-criminal-charges/?icid=main|htmlws-main|dl5|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pawnation.com%2F20 09%2F06%2F23%2Fdoe-deer-rescuer-threatened-with-criminal-charges%2F

[warhorse46]

Her intentions were good but she violated the law. It is against the law for private citizens to keep fawns here too. I would bet she gets only a fine & a lecture from the Judge.

[4Life]

Her intentions were good but she violated the law. It is against the law for private citizens to keep fawns here too. I would bet she gets only a fine & a lecture from the Judge. I understand that, but why would they have to put the fawn to sleep?

[warhorse46]

I understand that, but why would they have to put the fawn to sleep?



To prevent the spread of deer disease from state to state. Seems kind of harsh to me too tho.

[4Life]

To prevent the spread of deer disease from state to state. Seems kind of harsh to me too tho.

I also think it's harsh.
I wonder if there is a way they can give it a check up
Just would hate to see the poor fawn put down and nothing was wrong with it

[R~O~S]

I understand that, but why would they have to put the fawn to sleep?

As harsh as this sounds: She's interfering in the wildlife populations. The spread of disease is a serious concern, and we've seen time and again how man can screw up the environment by bringing wild life and vegetation from where it belongs to where it doesn't.

Deer are not an endangered species, in fact their population is out of control. We've done a dandy job of killing off the predators that would/could keep their numbers in check.

This fawn should not have survived. His mom wasn't there to raise him to the point where he could have taken care of himself.

Man needs to stop interfering, that's the bottom line. Because the deer herds are out of control, they've become a hazard on the roadways trying to get from one wooded area to another in search of food that's not sufficient to feed their numbers resulting in weak, staving herds susceptible to even more disease & in turn spreading that even further.

What's this farm going to do with the fawn? Keep it as a pet? Release it back into the wild after they've hand raised it and it's lost it's natural fear of man? Will it be better when it's shot by a homeowner tired of him ravaging his garden & landscaping? They can't, they shouldn't, it's wrong. This is one fawn, the health of the herds in both states needs to be the concern.

Sometimes the act that seems to be humane is not at all the right thing to do. There are appropriate places to take injured wildlife where they have the education and expertise to decide what's best for the individual animal as well as the overall wildlife population. They may have kept him in a preserve if possible, they may have relocated him, but they would have done what's right for the big picture & the long run.

[wiseowl51]

There are dogs, rabbits, cats, etc. that cross state lines all of the time. They can spread all kinds of diseases, too. This seems like a double standard. Don't euthanize dogs and cats, but euthanize a fawn? This is crazy. I say let the poor little fawn live.:confused:

[BorderCollieMom]

bovine tuberculosis and chronic wasting disease can be a nightmare !

i think the judge will just give her some educational talks & leave her be.

[incidentally]

What if a deer crosses the state lines on it's own?

[R~O~S]

What if a deer crosses the state lines on it's own?

Now that would be the natural migration of a herd animal unassisted, not the relocation of an animal incapable of caring for himself by someone totally unqualified to make the medical or ecological decision as to whether it's in the best interest of the individual animal & wildlife population of both states.

[incidentally]

Now that would be the natural migration of a herd animal unassisted, not the relocation of an animal incapable of caring for himself by someone totally unqualified to make the medical or ecological decision as to whether it's in the best interest of the individual animal & wildlife population of both states.

I know. I was just being a smarty pants.

For me ----> hammer

[R~O~S]

I know. I was just being a smarty pants.

For me ----> :thumbsup:

No hammers for you!! I'll be hoping for a lot more of that smarty pants style in the near future. One day, one step, one small hint of a smile at a time my dear friend. You're still deep in my thoughts and prayers.

[incidentally]

No hammers for you!! I'll be hoping for a lot more of that smarty pants style in the near future. One day, one step, one small hint of a smile at a time my dear friend. You're still deep in my thoughts and prayers.

Thank you. I think I'm in my angry stage of grief but I don't do anger very well. I just get stupid.

[warhorse46]

There are dogs, rabbits, cats, etc. that cross state lines all of the time. They can spread all kinds of diseases, too. This seems like a double standard. Don't euthanize dogs and cats, but euthanize a fawn? This is crazy. I say let the poor little fawn live.:confused:




Dogs, cats, rabbits don't spread chronic wasting disease through whole herds of animals like deer do. Chronic wasting disease is a really bad problem to deer population in many states & is spreading through out the US. Read here.
http://www.cwd-info.org/index.php/fuseaction/about.main