Save The Deer
Karen Woods, Victoria
Volume 28 Issue 1, 2 & 3 | Posted: March 4, 2014
The Editor.
Twenty-five deer in the not too distant future are to be culled or killed. These will be healthy animals, some young. They are guilty of being born into the deer population of the Oak Bay area.
Animals born into urban areas are survivors having adapted their life style to living around human beings. Mostly they appear to co-habitat around humans in a benign manner adding beauty and grace where ever they go.
However some deer have been blamed for attacking people and pets and eating plants from gardens. Their so called aggressive behavior has not been perpetrated on the human population in malice rather it is them believing they have to defend themselves or foraging for food. Whatever they have been deemed a nuisance.
The Editor.
Twenty-five deer in the not too distant future are to be culled or killed. These will be healthy animals, some young. They are guilty of being born into the deer population of the Oak Bay area.
Animals born into urban areas are survivors having adapted their life style to living around human beings. Mostly they appear to co-habitat around humans in a benign manner adding beauty and grace where ever they go.
However some deer have been blamed for attacking people and pets and eating plants from gardens. Their so called aggressive behavior has not been perpetrated on the human population in malice rather it is them believing they have to defend themselves or foraging for food. Whatever they have been deemed a nuisance.
To kill healthy young animals is not right. It is not the way to handle this situation. It would be better to at least make an attempt to try and relocate them.
As human beings we need to respect our fellow creatures and show them respect and treat them with kindness and mercy. It is really our duty as the so called higher being to do this.
Killing is wasteful and unnecessary. It does not set a good example. Surely the Oak Bay municipal government could have at least made an effort to relocate these animals before they decided to kill them. It is cruel and inhumane.
Karen Woods, Victoria