Exotic Incident #843
Incident Date:
01/01/2006
Location:
Princeton, IA - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Buck
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
An elderly couple was attacked by a deer they had illegally raised as a “pet.” Both were hospitalized and the eight-point buck was shot and killed by the sheriff’s department.
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