Lots of deer here where I live.
The story was not funny; it was interesting.
Last year we had a fawn born right next to the house in the front yard.
When there is a dog around, the deer calmly go about their business. They know exactly how close they can let the dog get before they have to run.
I like having them around. They do eat all your plants -- which is fine by me; I don't have to have a garden -- the deer make a good excuse.
They are a hazard on the road. I've had 2 cars expensively damaged by deer that ran into them, but of course the deer got the worse end of those collisions.


The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?
~Jeremy Bentham