A baby deer spent more than three weeks in an outdoor wire dog crate at a Sonoma County home before a state wildlife officer finally pulled it out and shut the whole operation down this week.
Residents at the property told officials they had been keeping the young fawn at home for over three weeks. A California Department of Fish and Wildlife officer removed the animal, cited one person for unlawfully capturing and confining wildlife, and sent the fawn to a licensed rehabilitation center for proper care.
According to CBS San Francisco, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Officer Cameron Blechert responded after a report that a group was seen taking a fawn from the wild and placing it in a cage. He arrived to find the animal in a dog crate outside an undisclosed Sonoma County residence. Officials said the fawn was then taken to a wildlife rehabilitation facility for appropriate treatment.
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