DETROIT \u2013 A partially blind fawn who was facing euthanasia will instead be allowed to live at a special Michigan facility after she received support from across the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeanut\u201d has gained the support of many Michiganders after the Detroit Animal Welfare Group posted on Facebook that the fawn faced euthanasia.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeanut will soon lose her precious life in vain, despite the fact that she was raised by licensed rehabs and transferred to a licensed facility as an education ambassador,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n
DAWG posted that the Department of Natural Resources required the permit to add Peanut on their education permit had to be submitted by Sept. 15.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the Michigan DNR announced it will sign and issue a permit allowing Peanut to be placed at a facility where native, live animals are kept for educational purposes.<\/p>\n
The facility in question submitted an official request to the DNR on Thursday afternoon, according to officials.<\/p>\n
Normally, fawns have to be released into the wild by Oct. 1 to have time to reacquaint themselves with food sources before winter. But Peanut\u2019s condition doesn\u2019t allow her to be released back into the wild, the DNR confirmed.<\/p>\n
\u201cFawns and other white-tailed deer are native species of wild animals that belong in the wild,\u201d said John Pepin, DNR deputy public information officer. \u201cThey aren\u2019t meant to be pets. If they remain in rehab facilities beyond early October and are later released, they won\u2019t be able to survive in the wild over the wintertime.\u201d<\/p>\n
In most of those cases, the deer are euthanized as a \u201chumane outcome,\u201d the DNR says. But Peanut is one of the rare cases when a fawn can be kept for educational purposes.<\/p>\n
To qualify, animals must have prior approval from the DNR\u2019s Wildlife Division permit specialist and also be examined by a veterinarian.<\/p>\n
Peanut\u2019s final report from the veterinarian was received by the DNR on Thursday afternoon. Officials reviewed it and agreed to grant the permit, they said.<\/p>\n
For a live animal to be possessed in this manner, if must be permanently injured or non-releasable for another reason. It must also have been legally held and donated by a licensed wildlife rehab spot.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plight of this wild fawn has generated tremendous bipartisan support from legislators and people across Michigan and beyond,\u201d Pepin said. \u201cIt is encouraging to see so much goodwill directed toward Michigan\u2019s wild animals. This is likely to help ensure support for wildlife conservation and sound wildlife management heading into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Michigan DNR also acknowledged that it remains in litigation with DAWG on multiple cases, including the one involving Kota the coyote. Since it\u2019s a pending case, the DNR won\u2019t have any additional comment at this point.<\/p>\n
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