MONROE, CT — Residents are finding baby fawns lying alone in yards all over town. In one case, on May 20, a doe who recently gave birth believed its fawn was threatened by a property owner’s dog, so the deer attacked the pet. Animal Control Officer Ed Risko said the doe pinned the dog down and stomped him with her hoofs, adding the dog was taken to an emergency veterinary center for sutures to close an open wound. Risko said it is not uncommon for a doe to attack a dog to defend its young. During his career as an animal control officer in Monroe, he said he responded to three calls involving deer and dogs. Fawn sightings are on the rise because deer give birth at this time of year and mother’s often leave their young in a safe place, while foraging for food, according to Risko.
