A Sad Story: Why Can't People Leave Harmless Animals Alone?
 

I read this story on the front page of the KC Star this morning. I drive by Elmwood Cemetery on Truman Road every day on my way to work. I've seen Ella the Deer on a couple of occasions. She was more or less a "pet" inside the cemetery, and didn't harm a soul. Why somebody would shoot this gentle, beautiful animal for no reason is beyond me. Why do people have to be such assholes?

Story is here:

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/05...-cemetery.html

Short answer: a lot of people are worthless pieces of shit

I've been wanting to shoot the squirrels that are stealing my tomatoes.

They tear up my lawn furniture, i was thinking of getting asbestos lawn furniture. That should do the trick!

:evil:

Just pretend that it happened in St. Louis. Then it will be make you happy.

Ban stupid people with guns?

I'm out on patrol looking for them now, can you give me a description?

Ironically, I'm making an enormous batch of venison jerky right now for a fishin trip.

Deer inside city limits seem very cute and nice. But, the fact is they are a danger. Many people get hurt and even killed in deer car collisions every year. Not to mention the money it costs to individuals and insurance.

The truth is the deer population needs to be thinned out.

I really can't believe this was front page news. Must be very slow in KC this time of year.

The little bastards are raiding my garden too.

:bang:

This deer was a danger to no one. She lived inside the cemetery walls, and has so since she was a fawn. This was just somebody being mean for no reason whatsoever.

What if it saved the family dog a good kicking for a week? Was it worth it then?

That cemetary is on Van Brunt, it probably just caught a stray bullet.

I could care less about someone killing a deer. There are too many of them and they are essentially pests. This particular one seemed to be more of a pet though. It pisses me off that they left it. If it turned out some homeless guys killed it for food, I could rationalize it, but to leave it lay is plain wrong.

Speaking of which, how is the gang scene in Florida?

Or Ella saw something she wasn't supposed to.

"Ella da deeah sleeps wit da fishes"

Where there is a fawn there is a momma deer and a big old Buc. Fawn grown up and become breedable with the big old Buc and there is another fawn. It is called the cycle of nature. In no time you will have a nice size herd of deer.

Oh and they do NOT just live in the cemetary.

This particular deer was born in the cemetery years back and her momma was hit by a car shortly thereafter. The fawn was orphaned. There's been stories about her in the paper over the past couple years. She stayed inside the cemetery walls, and wasn't a threat to anybody.

It's a shame we can't have a little sliver of humanity in a place like an old cemetery. Some asshole with a gun has to kill just to get his jollies.

Not as hopping as the 64130, but we're trying.

:facepalm:

It was probably Zimmerman

Check the mirror.

I'm with you, George. Some things like this just don't make sense. People suck.

Is that you behind me? So it was you! You should be ashamed.

Can you clean it up a bit down there, I'll be moving there as soon as it's done.

Could you?

Yes and I couldn't care less about someone who could care less about killing a deer.

Read the article before commenting. Please and thank you.

It doesn't sound like this deer was doing any damage and was welcomed by the cemetery people. I agree with George. Just a senseless killing.

why dont you read the article you dumb ****

who are some of the famous kc people buried in Elmwood? anyone know?

I did. I understand the deer was orphaned. It would not have been stayed that way forever.

Anybody ever figure out what happened to your Momma and Daddy?

At least I knew who my mommy and daddy were.

How many more years would it have been?

As a gun owner, I would like to point out that this person, the sicko who did this, is in no way representative of the rest of us. Almost all of us are responsible and keep our firearms locked up and secure, keep the ammunition stored separately, and follow all proper safety procedures. A responsible gun owner would never discharge a firearm within the city limits, and I personally would never shoot a deer because I admire the grace and beauty of the creatures. I would only shoot a worthless animal like a cat.

Probably no more than a year before it jumped out in front of your pimped out 1992 Chrysler and wiped it out and then you would have to go spend $800 on a new ride.

LMAO

LMAO

You're a dipshit that can't read an article or you wouldn't post stupid shit like this. Now may Bambi stick his antler up your deer piss smelling ass LMAO

"Where there is a fawn there is a momma deer and a big old Buc. Fawn grown up and become breedable with the big old Buc and there is another fawn. It is called the cycle of nature. In no time you will have a nice size herd of deer"

What a waste.


That deer could have been fed to the homeless.

Also, I think you should get out there and have a serious discussion with the wild dogs who attacked that poor creature and encourage them to modify their behavior.

this



'human nature' is pretty ****ing twisted

She was attacked by feral dogs too? Wow that poor thing had a tough life.

blow, i actually went to the website but didnt really search around much for it

no1curr Give animals names to humanize them. Pathetic.

Cats are an domesticated animal for a reason. I have friends who have a ranch and they keep cats in the barn and those cats are absolutely vital to keeping the rats/mice/rodent populations down. I personally love cats, I think they are great but for whatever reason some people can't stand them.

As for these deer shooters, I'll bet anything it was some teenage boys. Unsupervised kids who were bored because their parents are idiots.

Elmwood's heyday was from around 1880 to 1930.

The first mayor of KC is buried there (William Gregory) along with several other mayors and politicians, including judges and congressmen.

Families that have streets in KC named after them (Hardesty, McGee, Meyer and Gregory).

Guys who were major business people in their day: The Amour Family plot is there (Armour Meats, Armourdale area in KCK named after the family), Carl Muehlbach started Muehlbach Beer , old Blues/Municipal Stadium was first called "Muehlbach Field," Samuel Woolfe (Woolfe Brothers Clothing), Victor Spears (Spears Apple Juice and Vinegar), Morris Helzberg (Helzberg Diamonds), and Mary Atkins (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art).

Also KC's most famous whore house madam Annie Chambers is buried there, plus KC's first black policeman, William Davis.

Man the ferality of it.

conflicting messages here

Not really, cats are worthless.

This is a picture of Ella the Deer from this spring checking out a family in the cemetery.

Thanks a lot obama

I want before & after pics

It sucks someone killed this deer and didn't eat it, but I don't get why people get more upset about someone shooting an animal than they do about all the people that get killed every day.

There is obviously a lot of senseless killing, especially on KC's East Side. And we become numb to it because we hear about shootings in KCK, or the East Side, or Midtown, just about every day in KC.

This story makes me feel weary. I love animals, many of them I love more than some people I know. And it's just a Goddamn shame that in this one little island in the middle of all the decay and crap that is the KC East Side, that this one little animal that brought so much happiness to people who visited that cemetery had to be needlessly shot. It just sucks.

I suppose the cynic in me says its inevitable, and the realist in me says the death of an animal is not as serious as that of a human being. But still, its little things in life, like a peaceful harmless deer living in an old city cemetery, and bringing joy to the people who visit there, that gives hope and delight to life in some weird way. It's just depressing that something special like this always has to end because of some senseless act of stupidity.

Sometimes I want to shoot annoying birds that build nests and shit above my patio. But this article is why I don't like 90% of people.

Cats are arrogant stuck up little things.

I wouldn’t say “worthless” but a dog is a far superior pet.

Yup, I guess they catch mice. So pretty much worthless.

Because people are bigger assholes in general than domesticated animals. I think this deer could be considered somewhat domesticated.

How exactly did people think Ella's life was going to end, anyway? Becomes mayor and free acorns for all? Finds the ark of the Covenant?

I'm against senseless killing, but some of you are living in the Truman Show.

Ella herself is glad it wasn't an urban dog pack feasting on her guts while she was keepin it warm for them.

And this is my point right here. You'd think you were talking about a person. People have gone mental.

Just stop :facepalm:

Preach mah brutha! :clap: It's because caring for something vastly less developed than themselves garners more of a "good feeling" for them than the plight of an actual fellow human being. It's mind boggling. And reeruned to no end.

Figured she’d die jumping her Harley over the Snake River Canyon.

The dear was very deer to him.

[QUOTE=BigCatDaddy;9862715]<b>Because people are bigger assholes in general than domesticated animals</b>. QUOTE]

What do I win?

Something doesn't look right with that deer. It appears to me there is already an injury to the ribs. Also, it is technically illegal to domesticate a wild animal owned by the state of Missouri. The people feeding that animal and participating in it's domestication should probably all be fined.

That reminded me of this story. After days of surveillance the bad asses went in and took out Giggles. I feel much safer with Giggles no longer on the loose.

http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes...d-giggles.html

I was just going to post this. On the ground surveillance, aerial photos, a warrant, and 13 SWAT troops seems a TAD excessive for a fawn.

Yeah, it was comically over the top, but I wonder if Donger and Patteau would disagree LMAO

It sounds like it could be a scene from The Naked Gun.

LMAO... she coulda been famous!

We had pet deer when I was young as well as a raccoon. They were fun for a while but animals do what animals do, they grow, they change, they die.

...which leads me to the main point, no matter how much your raccoon likes rhubarb, make sure to tear off ALL of the leaves. If you don't, he will die.

Nature is a crueler bitch than people.

Saw that on the news yesterday. Good thing they brought in SWAT, that fawn could’ve caused some damage.

not bad lookin roasts. just sayin.

I'm sorry, I'm sure it was a cute little deer, but that is funny as shit. Surveillance for 5 days, helicopters, swat teams. All to take out a little deer. They should've renamed it Sadaam.

"Operation Rudolph"

Why are you so quick to rule out suicide?

No love for venison?

To perpetuate the giving nature of Ella the wonder-deer, they should preserve her memory as a giver by donating her organs to hungry cats.

and I know...I don't belong...Deer in heaven /Clapton