Beloved Alaska pet reindeer euthanized after cage tampering and possible poison

Star, 8, began to lose weight after someone, in two-month span, got inside pen, cut gate locks and sprayed a substanceA pet reindeer beloved by many in Alaska’s largest city has been euthanized, just weeks after someone tampered with his cage and possibly poisoned him, his caretaker said on Wednesday.“I don’t have an answer as to why he had to be put down other than it relates back to what happened,” said Albert Whitehead, who cared not only for the eight-year-old reindeer named Star but also the decades-long tradition of having a reindeer in downtown Anchorage. Continue reading...

Beloved Alaska pet reindeer euthanized after cage tampering and possible poison

Star, 8, began to lose weight after someone, in two-month span, got inside pen, cut gate locks and sprayed a substance

A pet reindeer beloved by many in Alaska’s largest city has been euthanized, just weeks after someone tampered with his cage and possibly poisoned him, his caretaker said on Wednesday.

“I don’t have an answer as to why he had to be put down other than it relates back to what happened,” said Albert Whitehead, who cared not only for the eight-year-old reindeer named Star but also the decades-long tradition of having a reindeer in downtown Anchorage. Continue reading...