Sign: Our Fight Continues For Baby The Deer To Be Returned And Reunited With It’s Owner

Published: March 17, 2025 at 09:42 PM Author: PENNY EIMS

Connellsville, PA – A Pennsylvania woman is mourning the loss of her beloved deer, Baby, who was recently confiscated by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.  Baby, now two years old, was raised by Tammy Shiery and her neighbors – when Baby was just a weeks-old fawn, the Fayette County residents found him and did all they could to raise him responsibly.

Baby was given vaccinations, he was castrated, and Shiery completed what she believed was all of the appropriate paperwork. But her efforts did not stop game officials from coming to her home to capture Baby and haul him away.

It was a violent, distressing situation that ended with Baby in a trailer, and Shiery in handcuffs – game officials arrested her when she tried to stop them from wrestling Baby to the ground.

Now, there are concerns that Baby will be euthanized – it is eerily reminiscent of the PNut the squirrel situation in New York when government officials seized the domesticated squirrel, and a domesticated raccoon named Fred, and both were quickly euthanized.

The situation caused an uproar among animal lovers across the nation. Baby’s life-or-death situation is also going viral as social media users learn of how he was confiscated, and the fate he may face.

Deer can be raised as pets in Pennsylvania, but only if they were born in captivity…Baby was just weeks old when he was found, but he was not born in captivity. The technicality may result in his unfair, cruel demise.

Please add your name to the petition and help Animal Victory fight for Baby’s life; he has done nothing wrong and does not deserve to die.

Target: Pennsylvania Game Commission

WHY THIS PETITION MATTERS: 

We, the undersigned, demand that Baby the deer’s life is spared. Ideally, the state should get the appropriate paperwork for Tammy Shiery and allow Baby to continue to reside where he has since he was just weeks old. Shiery kept Baby in a responsible manner – ensuring that he was castrated and vaccinated against disease.  The game commission claims that Baby poses a risk to the public, but Shiery housed him in a responsible manner and her property is all he knows as “home.” This deer did not hurt anyone – he did not contract a disease, and he was not being abused or neglected. Please do what is right and spare his life.

Individuals are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. Animal Victory relies upon the authorities and the court system to determine guilt or innocence.

Note: Castrating a male deer prevents normal antler growth; since testosterone drives the annual antler cycle (growth, hardening, shedding), removing the source of testosterone stops this process. By castrating Baby, Shiery eliminated the risk of him goring someone with antlers.

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Update 3/17/2025 – Our Fight Continues: Baby’s life has been spared, and he is currently being cared for by a “licensed facility.” While we are grateful that Baby’s life has been spared, we are heartbroken that he has been plucked away from the people who love him more than anyone else in the world. Baby’s owners have not even been provided with the yearling’s location. Animal Victory has been in touch with Baby’s owners, who are desperate to regain custody of their deer. Our mission was and still is to get Baby back with his owners where he belongs!

THE GREATEST GIFT IS LOVE-NO ONE LOVES BABY MORE THAN TAMMY AND CANDICE. (Can you imagine if your pet was confiscated to an undisclosed location none-the-less?) Communism at its best.

 

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13,127 Betty R. Return baby home. He needs to be with his people. It was so very wrong taking him. Wildlife "experts" don't know the harm they have done to baby, and the people who love him. I will never trust those wildlife people again. 0 Mar 26, 2025
13,126 Aimee B. 0 Mar 26, 2025
13,125 Anita B. 0 Mar 26, 2025
13,124 Aimee D. 0 Mar 26, 2025
13,123 Cristiane P. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,122 Sherwin G. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,121 Lindsay L. THE DEER WASN'T HURTING ANYONE! 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,120Anonymous 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,119 Linda C. This deer needs to be reunited back to the people that raised him the poor animal must be so confused do the right thing 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,118 Shelby T. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,117 Savannah F. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,116 Kori T. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,115Anonymous 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,114Anonymous 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,113 Kurt T. The fawn needs returned now some wardens are the worst 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,112 Casey D. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,111 Mukesh R. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,110 Brad C. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,109 Ben F. Disgraceful from the PA game commission 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,108 Heather L. The way this situation was handled was grievous and unacceptable. This was not a case of someone acting irresponsibly; this was an act of kindness that was met with force and disregard for both the animal’s well-being and the individual’s rights. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,107 Brenda M. Return this baby to its owner 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,106 Sheena G. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,105 Karen A. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,104 Lola T. Please return Baby to her home. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,103 Kailey W. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,102Anonymous 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,101 Nicole L. Please return BABY or show proof of life so the family can have some sort of closure. This is absolutely unacceptable what took place. Praying for Baby. 0 Mar 25, 2025
13,100Anonymous Should have never been taken in the first place! 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,099 Suzan A. Please bring Baby home! This is absolutely abhorrent on every level! 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,098 MIRRA P. 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,097 TAMMY S. THEY NEEDS TO GET BABY BACK & THE GAME COMMISSIONER NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM his JOB & THE GAME WARDEN WHO REMOVED BABY ALSO SHOULD BE FIRED AND JAILED FOR THE ABUSE THAT he DID WHILE REMOVING THE DEER IN THE FIRST PLACE 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,096 Debra B. 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,095 Tamara W. 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,094Anonymous Absolutely a complete injustice when you can see clearly this is NOT a WILD ANIMAL Baby should be brought back to his family!!! 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,093 Pamela J. 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,092Anonymous Vince Tiberi is an amazing attorney! 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,091 Amy B. Please do the right thing and save humanity. return Baby to Tammy and Candice. 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,090 Kelly S. 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,089 Cheryl S. The criminal PA Game Commission needs abolished and all who participated in this illegal abduction needs to be prosecuted! 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,088 Carly K. 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,087 Christine P. 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,086Anonymous BRING BABY HOME! This is inhumane and unfair just CRUEL. meanwhile we have actual criminals and animals abusers who are free. 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,085 Jay Scott R. 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,084 rebecca r. This is a disgrace that an animal, well taken care of, fed and nurtured, would be savagely ripped away from the only home it has known. This is government overreach without reason or suspicion of any wrong doing whatsoever. The owners and caretakers of Baby, had acquired the proper paperwork and had the deer under the guidance of a qualified veterinarian. This special creature needs to be returned to its home and those loving caretakers who took him under their stewardship from the time he was an abandoned fawn. Immediately! 0 Mar 24, 2025
13,083 Sandra K. 0 Mar 24, 2025
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