CBC News – Toronto – Toronto police use Taser on wayward deer.
A wayward deer that wandered through downtown Toronto before stopping to rest near a busy intersection has been stunned and captured.
They could have let the deer go on its merry way, but noooo.
Found by Robb Murray.
How else do you plan on dealing with a dear in a city?
The normal procedure is to shoot it (same with bears/cougars here). That’s a little dangerous with people around – especially if you don’t kill it first shot, which with a handgun you probably wouldn’t.
Picture a wounded buck running through a crowd of people – even in Toronto some of them would be innocent bystanders.
Deer are a nuisance in most Canadian cities but are tricky to deal with. Most municipalities don’t allow you to shoot deer with rifles from your car in downtown. Apparently it’s dangerous to pedestrians (!).
In the case of Toronto – taking off and nuking it from orbit is the only way to be sure.
The deer was totally out of control and was handling a stapler in a threatening manner, putting the officers in grave danger.