Painted Deer Raises Alarm As Evidence of Illegal Human Imprinting Emerges

Visitors and employees in a Lebanon County business lot recently saw something they never expected: a calm, antlerless deer with the word “PET” sprayed in fluorescent orange across both sides of its body. The animal moved through the area without hesitation. It walked toward people, paused near vehicles, and appeared comfortable in a place no wild deer should linger.

Police responded and saw the same behavior. Officers described a deer that wanted attention, even when a cruiser’s sirens activated, according to WTRF. Instead of fleeing, the animal stayed for nearly an hour before wandering off again. Its confidence around people was the first sign that something about this story began long before the paint.

A state game warden who evaluated the deer told police that the animal likely grew up in someone’s care and was released only after becoming too large to manage, CBS Pittsburgh reports. The painted word “PET” was likely intended as a warning to hunters during an active season.

That small attempt at protection concealed a much larger problem: once a deer loses its fear of people, it loses essential survival instincts. Wildlife officials often see these cases end in injury, starvation, or dangerous encounters with humans.

A similar situation surfaced years earlier when a woman in Fayette County placed a collar on a deer she named Baby. The Pennsylvania Game Commission eventually removed the animal because it had not been born in captivity and could not be legally kept, according to CBS Pittsburgh.

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