Pet Deer, Lilly, Sparks Legal Battle for Michigan Family (Huffington Post)

“A family is doing everything they can to keep their deer companion.

The Genesee County, Mich., couple, who have declined to give their names to the media, said they have been told by the state’s Department of Natural Resources that “Lilly,” their pet of five years, can’t stay with them any longer, WNEM reports.

The couple rescued Lilly after a car killed the deer’s mother half a decade ago. Now the female component of the couple said losing the deer would be tough to bear…”

Read more at the Huffington Post here.