Deer slaughtered in rehabilitation area by 'SWAT' team...

[Prometheus]

I'd like to hear more about the story, but wow....

http://youtu.be/bVslBhY48VA

 

[rambone]

It takes a special breed of person to perform those kind of duties. You've gotta really love animals and love helping people.

 

[Gamez235]

I can honestly say I am pretty upset about this. This story for one reason or another has struck a sour nerve with me. What the F8ck is going on.

 

[bingley]

Aren't we supposed to have due process before the state irrevocably deprives us of our property? Also, isn't this animal abuse? Get ACLU and PETA on this.

Da Bing

 

[rambone]

They hate our freedoms

Wildlife Officers Shoot, Kill Nine Deer on Randolph Co. Farm

 

[.452browning]

"chronic wasting disease"???....and can only be tested on dead deer???....sounds like a fancy way of saying we are the law and we do whatever we want. That upsets me. He was keeping these animals essentially as pets and they show up and kill them without ever giving him a chance to fight it, contact a lawyer, etc. That sucks.

 

[Kedric]

That is disgusting and pathetic. Whoever called it in should be ashamed, and the "officers" who carried it out are a disgrace.

This sort of thing strikes a nerve with me as well.

 

[Tim1911]

Aren't we supposed to have due process before the state irrevocably deprives us of our property? Also, isn't this animal abuse? Get ACLU and PETA on this.

Da Bing

My thoughts exactly. At least warn the guy. Give a knock on the door and let him know what's going on. Disgusting.

 

[bingley]

"chronic wasting disease"???

Most people on this forum probably have it. Aren't your chronically wasting time here? I thought so. (Seriously, it's like mad cows disease for deer.)

Da Bing

 

[gunowner930]

I'm not a hunter but don't you hunters out there take a lot of pride in making "ethical" kills? How many of you would shoot confined deer just for the hell of it?

You have to love the logic here: we gotta kill em to test for a disease that is not known to exist in our state.

 

[jsharmon7]

What the hell, man?? I feel terrible for this guy, he is obviously pretty hurt over this situation. I mean...what the hell??

 

[WWIIIDefender]

 

[gunowner930]

Aren't we supposed to have due process before the state irrevocably deprives us of our property? Also, isn't this animal abuse? Get ACLU and PETA on this.

Da Bing

PETA believes that pet ownership is slavery. And worse, PETA has killed far more animals than these "wildlife officers."

 

[ATOMonkey]

Yes, but it was all mercy killing, so it's ok.

 

[jmiller676]

I'm not a hunter but don't you hunters out there take a lot of pride in making "ethical" kills? How many of you would shoot confined deer just for the hell of it?

You have to love the logic here: we gotta kill em to test for a disease that is not known to exist in our state.

There are people who pay moeny to go shoot confined animals...

Ethics depends on a person and that cahnges well from person to person. Me I don't even like the idea of baiting...

The Govt. including the DNR is getting out of control.

 

[Jaredjosh]

This is disgusting. I feel for the guy.

 

[IncendiaryGunner]

Wow, they would of had to try real hard to be less respectful.

 

[Boost Lee]

What in the hell did I just watch? Really?

I'm disgusted and irritated for this to go down like that.

 

[rambone]

This government has Chronic Wasting Disease. There is only one known cure.

 

[RockofStrength]

What, was throwing rocks through his windows and flipping him the bird while they served him the warrant deemed excessive? I mean, they obviously had so little respect for this man's property and safety (Opening up without giving him due warning? What if there were people out there!) that merely slaughtering his property and stealing it for testing purposes wasn't beneath them...


This is simply unbelievable. I'm not normally surprised by the serious overstepping of authority, but for heaven's sake they just started blasting his deer. No live capture for euthanization or anything, just stress and panic for the owner and the deer. I treat animals I kill for slaughter with more decency than that.