Fayette County woman accused of keeping deer

A Fayette County woman claimed a deer as her pet. The Game Commission took it, saying that's illegal.
There's a dispute over who has the rights to a wild deer in Fayette County. One woman tried to claim the deer as her pet, giving it a dog collar and even getting it vaccinated. But the Pennsylvania Game Commission says she can't do that and took it away from her.
Fayette County woman accused of keeping deer as illegal pet
Officers learned that the woman was Tamara Shiery, 64, and said she was keeping the deer as a pet illegally in a fenced-in area around her house. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said the animal had been castrated and altered to prevent its antlers from growing. It was being kept in a fenced-in area around Shiery’s house.
Pa. woman arrested for keeping a deer as a pet
A Fayette County woman was arrested earlier this week for keeping a wild deer as a pet. According to WPXI and KDKA, a Pennsylvania Game Warden received a report of a white-tailed deer buck wearing a dog collar and ear tags in Bullskin Township on Tuesday, according to WPXI.
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