Deer are defenseless
My husband and I, like many other people, think this deer archery plan to take place in Mt. Lebanon and near our borough is an inhumane act of violence and cruelty. This is the wildlife that will always be here. All of their homes have been taken away from them because of all of the building in the surrounding areas.
Are you people forgetting where you live? It’s Pennsylvania, not the south of Florida. My husband previously served for six years in our borough as a councilman. He would never accept or propose such lethal inhumane actions against the deer. It’s also very dangerous for this to take place in a municipality where your schools and the parks that your children play are.
What are these commissioners and some of their residents thinking? Are you so spiteful and against wildlife that much? Please don’t use the excuse that it will reduce car accidents. That’s simply not true! My husband and I drive in Mt. Lebanon at least five days a week and have for years and not once has a deer ever crossed our path. The deer are living, breathing animals, unlike plants and gardens.
We have deer in our yard all the time. They don’t bother our flowers or our wall or our fence. We have dogs and cats and they have never been harmed. Believe me, the deer are more afraid of us than we are of them. They are not predators. People are their predators. This inhumane act needs to be stopped. And to think that some residents want to offer their land for the killing of innocent deer. How inhumane and insane does that sound? You cannot justify your actions along with some of these commissioners. Hats off to Scott Township for taking a stand and saying, “Not in our park.”
Like I have said in the past, you need new leadership in the municipality – not those who put you in harm’s way. Why don’t you take your tax dollars and spend it on your roads, and by the way, get some school busses for your children?
Nancy Smith
Castle Shannon