Doe! Deer Rescuer Threatened With Criminal Charges

[samanthajane13]

by Rebecca Quimby Jun 23rd 2009 2:00PM

After being rescued, Sunny the fawn faces euthanasia, while Sunny's rescuer is threatened with jail time.

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 after investigators learned that she had found Sunny in a subdivision in Ohio and took her across state lines to a farm in central Kentucky.

Say what?

Turns out, it's against the law to transport orphaned deer for fear of spreading disease. What's more, investigators have told Cain she needs to help them locate Sunny so the fawn can be euthanized. So far, Cain says she wants to cooperate, but claims she wouldn't be able to find the farm she brought Sunny to because she brought the fawn there at night (why she can't simply ask the friend of a friend who originally gave her the information for the location is a mystery). The outcome of Sunny's saga remains to be seen. Sunny, if you're reading this – make a run for it!


http://www.pawnation.com/2009/06/23/...nal-charges%2F


Poor baby!!
RUN, SUNNY, RUN!!!
The Nazis want to KILL YOU!!!

[Mojave]

Chances are, she is lying about now knowing where the deer is located, since the authorities have already said they are going to euthanize it. Heck, I would lie too.

It sounds as if she was a bit stupid. A lot of people do not realize that, with wild animals, your not seeing the mother around does not mean the baby is abandoned. Many animals will leave their babies unattended to go get food. I don't know how it is with deer, but some animals may only be with their babies a few minutes at a time.

At the same time, it really makes me wonder why we have so little compassion. Our only recourse is to find and kill the animal? I think it is stuff like this that makes me love animals and dislike people in general. And, really, is this how our tax dollars are spent?

[samanthajane13]

I totally agree, Mojave!

And for the most part, deer tend to be quite near to their babies while they graze, even if we can't see them. "Quite near" being dependent on the age of the fawn, the area they're in and the time of day. Could be a few feet or a several yards.

And I'm with you-LOTS of people STINK!!!