Baby deer dies after rescuer feeds it wrong milk as 'death sentence' warning issued
dailyrecord.co.ukA baby deer has died after a person attempting to 'rescue it' fed it the wrong kind of milk instead of handing it over to animal welfare.In total, three fawns are currently being cared for by the Scottish SPCA (SSPCA) - but the charity has warned people not to remove them from the wild.
Female deer leave their young from an early age in long grass or under bushes to protect them from predators while they forage for food.The fawn's instinct is to lie as still as possible so as not to attract predators - leading to members of the public mistakenly thinking they are sick, injured or abandoned.
One tragically died from pneumonia after being taken home by a wellwisher who fed it the wrong kind of milk.And recently, another baby deer was taken home by someone who kept it with a pet dog.
Welfare chiefs have encountered obstinance from the public who have refused to give up their new 'pets'.Assistant manager of the Scottish SPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre, April Dodds said: "We are still seeing a number of fawns which have arrived at the centre where they have been removed from the wild for no reason.
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