Police respond after officers recorded euthanizing a deer
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Medicine Hat, AB–The Medicine Hat Police Service is responding after video was posted on social media of two officers using a knife to euthanize a deer.
According to the statement, at approximately 9:47 AM Friday morning, members of the Medicine Hat Police Service received a call from Alberta Fish and Wildlife about an injured deer in the 500 block of 3rd Street NW. As Fish and Wildlife did not have officers available to respond they requested that the MHPS attend and assess the situation. Upon arrival, members found a young deer who had suffered extensive injuries, believed to be the result of a vehicle collision.
“Officers observed one of the animal’s legs had been severed and two others were severely fractured. Due to the severity of the injuries, the officers determined the deer was mortally wounded and the most humane action would be to euthanize. As the deer was located in close proximity to multiple residences the use of a firearm was determined to not be an option. As such, the officer concluded that the safest way to end the animal’s suffering would be to use a knife”, police stated.
Police say officers did attempt to contact surrounding residents to advise them of the occurrence and placed a barrier to obscure the view from the public as “they understood it would be traumatic to any witnesses”, according to the statement.
