The sad fate of urban reindeer
Or caribou in captivity ... in a private zoo
Reindeer on property (apparently) owned by “Albert Whitehead” same last name as UAF history professer emeritus John S. Whitehead.
Alaska’s famed reindeer dies after masked figure sprays him with unknown liquid: Reports
Star VII, a famous reindeer in Anchorage, Alaska, was put down last week following deteriorating health.
Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY
... someone tampered with the chain-link fence to Star’s enclosure near downtown Anchorage. Shortly after, Star fell sick and began to losing weight, ... Soon after, on Feb. 20, security footage captured a masked figure jump into Star's enclosure in the darkness of the night and let the 8-year-old male reindeer out onto the streets of Anchorage. ... However, the following night, another masked figure in a similar getup approached the animal and sprayed him on his face with an unknown substance. Whitehead witnessed this unfold on his surveillance cameras and rushed out to confront the man, yelling at him to stop and "leave the reindeer alone!," ...
What do you expect in a city of disarmed and unarmed gun-controlled gangsters with a non-functional police department and a corrupt gun-grabbing court system? Statutes on trespassing and burglary etc. do not apply because the property where the reindeer was kept is private; the place is merely a residence wtih a grandfathered permit for keeping wildlife in captivity. It is not a commercial establishment with a business license and hours of operation with the lawful authority to have individuals solicited and trespassed commercially by police wtih service of process.