Deer Abused By Teens.

On November 30th, a video was posted by an anonymous man on Facebook of two teenage boys gruesomely abusing a harmed deer. Teens Alex Smith and Cody Hetrick in Brookville, Pennsylvania kicked the injured deer several times and tried to rip the antlers off, all while laughing.

“This is heartbreaking to think that [there is] someone [who] would abuse an animal,” science teacher Tanisha Coburn said.

These kids can get into some serious trouble and face consequences. The consequences could be a fine up to 750 dollars, 90 days in jail, or a misdemeanor charge.

“These kids should be thrown in jail for animal abuse [as well as get their license taken away permanently],” junior Chandler Nason said.

Although this incident may give the wrong representation for game hunters, this type of behavior is not common.

“[These teenagers] are making the sport for hunters look bad to people that do not hunt at all,” senior Jaden Taylor said.

There are positives to hunting, such as enjoying the sport, or killing for food. A major pro of hunting is to maintain the deer population.

“I feel this is wrong, because hunting is one thing but physically and purposely abusing an animal outside of the sport should be illegal. Hunting is a sport, as it should be,” junior Abigail Walker said.

Deer hunting is a popular sport around the world. 48% of people in the United States deer hunt. Around 6 million deer are harvested in the United States each year.

“If your intention is to kill an animal that you are hunting, try to make it as quick as possible, [therefore] the animal [is not] lying around suffering in pain,” junior Erick Rutt said.

The Pennsylvania game commission is involved in the situation, hopefully these kids get the punishment they deserve.

“If we [do not] act fast, they could walk away with no charges,” Walker said.

There is no excuse to think that this is okay. This behavior should not happen to any animal. Smith and Hetrick (the involved parties of the disturbing video) do not deserve to have the privilege of hunting. Everyone is anxiously awaiting a trial and a decision to hopefully hold these teenagers accountable for their actions. This event also speaks towards a greater issue of the safety, or lack thereof, of placing things online.

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