Wisdom of youth

I read the article about the man who poisoned the deer. I felt sad for all those poor deer. I love having deer around our house. At night they wonder around the barn, by the bird feeder and in the yard. Now, I understand if everyone doesn't enjoy the deer as must as I do. If deer are eating their flowers, I can see if you wanted to get rid of them. However, poisoning deer is a little different, that would make them suffer. Other animals would eat the poison too, and then they would die or get very sick. No animal deserves that.

There are other ways to avoid having deer in your flowerbeds. I researched these ideas: 1. Put up a fence. 2. Plant what deer don't like, mostly thorny plants and those with fuzzy or leathery leaves. Some plants that the deer do not like are lilac, spirea, potentilla, or paper birch. 3. Get rid of deer with smell or taste. Rotten eggs and garlic seem to work best. There are different deer repellent kits available. Some of these ideas such as rotten eggs you may not like, but there are many ideas to try.

As you can see, there are many alternatives rather than poisoning such beautiful animals.

Bailey Hughes, age 12

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