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Apple Dumpling DesignsMany of you know that I live several miles out in the country down a long driveway with one lovely elderly couple as my neighbor who shares my driveway. We have deer everywhere and they often eat my flowers, apples and frustrate me to no end but I love them none the less.
The other morning I was leaving very early and noticed a deer lying next the drive out of the corner of my eye and didn't pay much attention to it as I was in a bit of a hurry and forgot about it when I returned a couple hours later. They lay in this area often and are use to us driving by and just watch us quietly hoping we don't see them...but we do. 
My elderly neighbors brings my mail almost every day (unless I happen to get to it first ) and mentioned that he saw the deer and stopped and said that he thought it was starving and was calling the wildlife people to come and check on it. Later, that evening I noticed it had not made it...very sad and I was heartbroken to think that one of our little creatures had starved and we didn't even know. 
But such is the circle of life.
This afternoon I learned that my neighbors son removed the deers body...well apparently the BUCK had severe damage to it's body, broken pelvis and ribs. It had been hit by a car AND they had removed it's horns. It was the forked horn deer we had been admiring the last few weeks in our pastures. Not only had someone hit a deer and dumped it down our driveway but they mutilated it while it was still alive.
I am FURIOUS!!! HEARTBROKEN!!! and beside myself to say the least. What is wrong with people? There are things you are suppose to do when you hit an animal...and mutilating them and leaving them to die is NOT one of them.
Hearts Ease Bearsthats disgusting! how can people be so heartless? i will tell you a good story if it restores your faith a little bit..i have friends who live in the country also and her husband on an evening walk discovered a deer that clearly wasnt going to live ( after being hit) long enough for him to go back home for help..so rather than leave it..he lay down and held it until it died so it wouldnt die alone..he gave it what comfort he could, and later he wnt back with a shovel and made sure it rested in peace, this is a tough, no nonsense kind of guy,who cried like a baby the whole time.. some peole have a heart, deb
Jane Perala Designs Ltd.I sometimes despair of mankind - and wonder just what is the matter with us. We are supposed to be above that sort of thing - or at least I keep hoping. I too am angry just thinking about it.
To make you feel a little better, there was a story on the local TV news tonight. I didn't see the whole thing, but the jist of it was that a young buck had wandered over a frozen local lake and had gone through the ice into the water and was unable to get out. The fire department rescue unit was called out and one of them crawled out onto the ice, grabbed the buck and then the two of them were then pulled back to safety. They figure the young buck was in the lake most of the night. When they were at the shore, the fire chief pulled off his coat and put it around the animal to try and get it warm. He (the buck) was then taken to the vets and seems to be doing well , and the prognosis is good for a full recovery. They could have just left it, but instead, one of them put his life in danger to save this poor young buck - so maybe, just maybe there is hope for us yet.
Jane P.
Posts: 8,574I understand Shantell,
And I feel what you are going through-and have seen it happen in the past....It is sad, I am sorry you had to witness the ugly side of wildlife on our lands....sigh.....
I bet he was a beautiful boy too.....
I wish we could protect them all.
dilu
Back Road BearsOK, so two good stories to one bad. That's good odds!
Shantell, that is so heartbreaking to know one of God's creatures died right outside your door so to speak without you knowing. There wasn't anything anyone could do.. But who ever hit him....... 
I must say that I do believe that what goes around comes around. Not this this persons ears will be ripped off and he'll be left on the side of the road to die. But one day he'll be forced to remember this wrong doing and realize just how awful he was.
Hearts Ease Bearsi agree..what goes around comes around..i'd like to help rip their ears off! can we declare a season of our own? deb
Apple Dumpling DesignsThanks for the wonderful stories. I do know there ARE wonderful caring animal lovers out there. What bothers me so much is that they removed this poor bucks antlers while he was still alive and then just left him to die. They could have put him out of his misery and then taken them...not that I approve of that either but at least he wouldn't have suffered. Hitting an animal happens...I've almost hit a deer myself...scared the daylights right out of me.
I wish my neighbor would have kept it to himself. I know he meant well.
That is terrible and makes you very angry that people can do that to such a beautiful animal.
Such an upsetting story
Hugs
Carolyn
Oh my gosh Shantell!!! I almost got sick right here on the keyboard
Chaska, MinnesotaOh Shantell: I'd call the local news station to see if they can run a story on this atrocity . Perhaps to raise public awareness and outcry to shame the dirty rotten @#&! who did this. It sickens me.....Maybe tag team with the local humane society to get the word out that there are such mean-spirited folks are out there. These kinds people are sociopaths. Plain and simple.
Delartful BearsOh Shantell - that just beggers belief!!! I am so sorry, this is just terrible.
Danni
Posts: 2,203Some people are sick!!!!!!
Flying Fur StudiosEwwww, that's just disgusting.
Matilda Huggington-beareYou are going to have to start screaming in your own town. Let the news papers know that this beast was alive when tortured and mutilated. Get in touch with the RSPCA . Sorry, The Animal cruelty people. Let it be known around your area that this animal was ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SCREAM IT FROM THE BLOODY ROOF TOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its the only way to get the bastards that did this!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!there is no other way of stopping this monstrous cruelty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Strange Bearspeoples cruelty is totally incomprehensible and unfortunately there will always even into the future exist a certain person with this mindset......the type that believes that "dumb" animals have no souls and can feel no pain. Their beliefs defy belief.....and this day and age you wonder where they were educated!!!!!!
There will never be anything you can do to stop them as in their mind they do no wrong......they believe it is their right.How far back into history do we have pachers for money, in Africa, in America, in the Arctic, in India. Australia thank goodness does not have any "big game" to attract these "lower animals"..
Pumpkin & Pickle BearsOh my gosh - that is horrendous!
I hope the people who did this will someday feel the same pain as that poor, defenceless buck did.
DoodlebearsHeart breaking...I can't write what I'm actually wanting to say as I would probably be chucked of TT for bad language.
Tearful hugs Jane. :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
Tami Eveslage Original Teddy BearsI must say that I do believe that what goes around comes around. Not this this persons ears will be ripped off and he'll be left on the side of the road to die. But one day he'll be forced to remember this wrong doing and realize just how awful he was.
Shantell that is awful!! But I believe Daphne is right, something will happen to that person to make him realize that he was awful to the deer.
aerBearsPoor thing!
Aeri
If a person can do such a dreadful thing to an animal....I hate to think what kind of thing that person could do to another human. It just makes me sick.
I'm so sorry, Shantell.
Warmest bear hugs, :hug:
Aleta
What a tragedy. I, too, am a believer in karma. We can feel pretty sure that the perpetrator will have his ears sawn off. Or maybe, if we're lucky and real justice is dealt, parts a little further south....
That is absolutely beyond disgusting. It literally makes me feel sick.
Apple Dumpling DesignsThanks ladies for letting me vent and share my sad story. I just ended up going to bed last night and having a good cry about the whole thing. I also believe in karma and only hope that this person ends up getting what they have coming to them. I absolutely love living in the country but it does have its heartbreaking moments and this certainly was one of them.
But on a very happy note....it's lambing season...and I just love seeing the little lambs standing on top of their mammas as if they own the world. So so cute. I'll try to get some photos to share. They are just so sweet. 
Hugs,
Shantell
Past Time BearsShocking, disgusting, insane brutality by creeps who don't have the sensitivity of a garbage dump. Makes my blood boil, too.
PottersHouse BearsI get so sick of the cruelty in this world. Some days I just want to pack up my zoo crew and move to a deserted island. Wouldn't that be a sight. But then I think, if I did that, who would be here on this hill to take in the next victim of someone's cruelty? I guess I'll stay. But should I ever get to confront one of these heartless jerks face to face - Lord have mercy on them because I won't.
