‘PET’ deer spray painted in fluorescent orange wanders into Lebanon County business
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‘PET’ deer spray painted in fluorescent orange wanders into Lebanon County business
Updated: 12:47 PM EST Dec 3, 2025
A deer spray painted in fluorescent orange wandered into a Lebanon County business. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.According to the Cornwall Borough Police Department, the deer walked into a business in West Cornwall Township on Saturday, Nov. 29. The deer has the word “PET” written in bright orange paint on both sides of its body. “He had no fear of anyone that was around and acted like it wanted the on-scene officer to pet it,” Cornwall Borough police said. “Nor did he run when the Officer activated the sirens on the cruiser.”The deer hung around the scene for about 45 minutes until it went on its way, according to police. The state game warden responded to take a report of the incident and indicated that the deer was most likely someone’s pet that got too big and was let loose into the wild. The warden believes the owner spray painted it to keep it safe from hunters. Officials noted that keeping a deer as a pet is illegal in Pennsylvania. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Pennsylvania Game Commission at 833-742-4868. See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
WEST CORNWALL TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
A deer spray painted in fluorescent orange wandered into a Lebanon County business.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.
According to the Cornwall Borough Police Department, the deer walked into a business in West Cornwall Township on Saturday, Nov. 29.
The deer has the word “PET” written in bright orange paint on both sides of its body.
Cornwall Borough Police Department
Spray-painted deer
“He had no fear of anyone that was around and acted like it wanted the on-scene officer to pet it,” Cornwall Borough police said. “Nor did he run when the Officer activated the sirens on the cruiser.”
The deer hung around the scene for about 45 minutes until it went on its way, according to police.
The state game warden responded to take a report of the incident and indicated that the deer was most likely someone’s pet that got too big and was let loose into the wild. The warden believes the owner spray painted it to keep it safe from hunters.
Cornwall Borough Police Department
Spray-painted deer
Officials noted that keeping a deer as a pet is illegal in Pennsylvania.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Pennsylvania Game Commission at 833-742-4868.
See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.