| The Case for Fawns |
We don't take all fawns. We only admit fawns that are truly orphaned, or injured. When we receive phone
calls regarding situations with fawns, we are generally able to provide the caller with guidelines to aid in
determining if the fawn is in need of intervention. In most cases, we are able to guide people into leaving the
fawn alone.
We admit an average of 10 orphaned, or injured fawns per year. This is a minute fraction of the total number
of animal patients we receive each year and is not a figure that leads to a significant increase in the
population of deer.
Of the fawns that we do admit, some do not survive their injuries. Those that we are successfully able to treat
are released on remote, private properties- by permission of the property owners (and often at their personal
request). As a result, we may actually be helping to thin a herd by moving fawns from saturated areas and
releasing them elsewhere.
It is neither our business, nor our mission statement to manage native deer population. This responsibility is
best left to land and wildlife management agencies, such as the Illinois Department of Conservation. If,
through their management, it is perceived the TreeHouse is contributing significantly to a level of deer
overpopulation, it would be their decision to terminate our permit.
We act because we care. When someone finds a fawn that is injured, or orphaned, and brings it to us, we
can react in one of two ways. We can explain to the patron that there are too many deer in the wild, so we will
have to destroy it, or our other option is to take the opportunity to educate the public by admitting the fawn
and caring for it until such a time that it is releasable. History and experience have taught us that we can
accomplish a great deal more- in the big picture- by modeling compassion, tolerance, and understanding. We
admit very few fawns; and the lessons to be learned by saving them prove to be invaluable compared to the
insensitive and final act of destroying them.
What lessons do we teach to future generations by helping an animal?
What lessons do we teach....... if we don't?
calls regarding situations with fawns, we are generally able to provide the caller with guidelines to aid in
determining if the fawn is in need of intervention. In most cases, we are able to guide people into leaving the
fawn alone.
We admit an average of 10 orphaned, or injured fawns per year. This is a minute fraction of the total number
of animal patients we receive each year and is not a figure that leads to a significant increase in the
population of deer.
Of the fawns that we do admit, some do not survive their injuries. Those that we are successfully able to treat
are released on remote, private properties- by permission of the property owners (and often at their personal
request). As a result, we may actually be helping to thin a herd by moving fawns from saturated areas and
releasing them elsewhere.
It is neither our business, nor our mission statement to manage native deer population. This responsibility is
best left to land and wildlife management agencies, such as the Illinois Department of Conservation. If,
through their management, it is perceived the TreeHouse is contributing significantly to a level of deer
overpopulation, it would be their decision to terminate our permit.
We act because we care. When someone finds a fawn that is injured, or orphaned, and brings it to us, we
can react in one of two ways. We can explain to the patron that there are too many deer in the wild, so we will
have to destroy it, or our other option is to take the opportunity to educate the public by admitting the fawn
and caring for it until such a time that it is releasable. History and experience have taught us that we can
accomplish a great deal more- in the big picture- by modeling compassion, tolerance, and understanding. We
admit very few fawns; and the lessons to be learned by saving them prove to be invaluable compared to the
insensitive and final act of destroying them.
What lessons do we teach to future generations by helping an animal?
What lessons do we teach....... if we don't?
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