An Australian man has been killed and his wife critically injured after their pet deer attacked them at their home.
The animal - a cross between a red deer and an elk - targeted the couple on Wednesday morning at their property in Moyhu, a rural town in the state of Victoria about 155 miles northeast of Melbourne. Police said the 46-year-old man, named as Paul McDonald, was attacked after entering its enclosure, and the woman, named as Mandi McDonald, was also set upon when she went in after hearing a commotion.Officers were called to the property and shot the deer before a paramedic treated the couple, but Mr McDonald was pronounced dead at the scene.AdvertisementPolice sergeant Paul Pursell said the couple had kept the deer for two years.
On a stag do?
Why does an Aussie have a deer like we hunt them but not keep em damn
A deer is not a pet.
Deer me,,thts tragic
Oh dear!!!!!! 😱
Wasn’t much of a pet but surely this is a wild animal and it is bred to defend itself against itself and others.
I suppose the wife should kill it for dinner 🥘
some animals are just not pets !!! why can't we allow these and other beautiful creatures to roam free .....😔😔😔
Oh deer 🤷🏼♂️
It’s a wild animal - Bambi is fictional ! What’s wrong with some people ?
Hate when that happens.
This is really terrible not only a man had died, his wife is critical which is dreadful but a wild male animal that's been kept in captivity & should have been free through no fault of its own is now dead. Why do people think it's OK to do this - pure folly
deer god how awful
His 'pet'? Why ffs?
Don't. F**K. with. nature.
There should be a law against anyone having a wild animal as a pet, they should be free out in the wild, that’s why they are called wild animals
Oh deer how sad
Who the fuck keeps a pet 🦌
This is what happens when people try to tame wild animals! I am sorry for loss of live of the captor and that the lady is injured. But I am more sorry that this animal lost its life 😢😢😢
I stopped reading at 'Pet' deer......
Probably because it's NOT A PET it's a wild animal. Jesus, some people are just stupid.
Venisonone gonna do something about this
Wild animals. Not a pet!!!
These are wild animals, not pets ..
Jesus christ...is there any animal in Australia that won't kill you for breathing?
Oh deer
Some people have ridiculous creatures for pets they ask for what they get....right I’m off to wash my crocodile now
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