NY Town spends $2,984 per deer in sterilization program

 Hey, maybe a better idea would be to hunt them and give the meat to the hungry/homeless, but that would take a logical mind..........

Emerald Isle deer hunt starts quietly

 

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We have written before about the deer sterilization program in Cayuga Heights, which borders the Cornell campus (most people think of it as Ithaca, but it’s actually a separate municipality).
Because Reproductive Health Care Is A Cervine Right:

I have written before about the moral angst sweeping the upscale Village of Cayuga Heights, bordering the Cornell campus and home to a large number of professors and staff, over how to control the out-of-control deer population.
After years of debate, which tore the community apart, Cayuga Heights has come up with a solution:

The board of trustees passed a resolution Monday night to begin implementation of the phased options approach to deer management. The village will begin with the surgical sterilization of 20-60 does within a two-year period, followed by the culling of the remainder of the herd.

The cost per sterilization? Don’t ask:

The first phase of sterilization is estimated to take two years at an average cost of $1,200 per doe, according to the statement.

If they do for our health care system what they’ve done for the deer of Cayuga Heights, we’re sunk.

How did it work out?

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