Michigan Knows How to Handle Deer Killers

 

It's a story that could have happened in the Shoals. In fact, it did happen here...except for how the murderer of an innocent deer was disciplined. 

When an Indian tribal police officer was called for assistance with a minor arrest in a town near Kalamazoo, Michigan, he decided to branch out and kill what he called a "pet deer." In fact, while the deer had been raised by humans after her mother was killed, the doe named Annie lived on her own. Annie often visited with the loving humans in the town of Lawrence. Unfortunately, on October 20th, she chose the wrong time to pay a visit to the family who had raised her and was shot by Officer David Loza.

Loza's superiors determined that he had acted illegally and terminated his employment on Friday. Unfortunately, conservation officials in Alabama don't practice the same standard of ethics as our friends in Michigan.

Kudos to the Michigan Conservation Department!

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