Video of injured deer shot 13 times by Montreal-area police sparks outrage
Police say the deer was suffering from two broken legs. Police say it received authorization to kill the deer after contacting the ministry.Longueuil police say with the deer population continuing to grow in Michel-Chartrand park, interventions between police and deer have become more frequent — with on average about a dozen incidents a year.
The deer population has increased 238 per cent over the past five years in the park, according to the city. Longueuil is currently in a legal battle to have a controlled cull of the deer to reduce the population to prevent harm to greenspaces.No charges laid against Lethbridge officer who repeatedly ran over deer in January
Animal rights lawyer Anne-France Goldwater, who is representing Sauvetage Animal Rescue, says she is arguing for relocating the forest animals or spaying and neutering them to stop repopulating.In an open letter addressed to the City of Longueuil, Goldwater called the act something from an old Western movie.
“It seems hard to believe that this scene takes place in Quebec in 2023. These videos look more like a trailer for a 60s Western movie than police intervention in a Quebec metropolitan suburb in the 21st century,” Goldwater said.The Quebec Court of Appeal ordered the City of Longueuil to hold off on authorizing a planned cull in the park until at least April. The judges noted that because of the breeding season, the population of deer should remain relatively stable until the spring.
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