Police investigate dead fawn dressed like baby

By Associated Press

Summary

The newborn deer was placed in a basket and was wearing an infant sleeper and a bib that read "You think I'm cute? You should see my aunt." A Humane Society veterinarian thinks it might have been stillborn.

Story Published: May 9, 2007 at 7:03 PM PST

Story Updated: May 9, 2007 at 7:03 PM PST

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Police in Tacoma are investigating the discovery of a dead fawn that was found dressed like an infant and was left abandoned at the Pantages Theater.

Police spokesman Mark Fulghum said an officer made the bizarre discovery shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday.

Tom Sayre with The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County said the newborn deer was placed in a basket and was wearing an infant sleeper and a bib that read "You think I'm cute? You should see my aunt."

It is not clear how the animal died. Sayre said a Humane Society veterinarian thinks it might have been stillborn.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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