Is Louisiana law too hard on 'rescued' animals?

From Neuty the Nutria to Little Buck , the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has sometimes faced criticism that it deals too harshly with people who take in wild animals.

Now the department is under renewed scrutiny after it recently killed deer being kept by two different families , and after the Natural Resources Commission proposed even further restrictions on rehabilitating wildlife. Some legislators say the law needs to change to give people more leeway to nurse injured or abandoned animals back to health.

But LDWF officials say such policies exist for a reason: to protect animals and people. Deer taken from the wild may lose their fear of humans and can become dangerous, according to the agency. They can also spread diseases between herds if they are taken far en