Tony Montana had a Bengal tiger. DMX has a slew of pit bulls. The Butera family has–a deer?
Dillie the deer was brought into a veterinary clinic with multiple health problems a few years ago where Melanie Butera worked. It appeared nature was about to take its course. Well, before Butera decided the best course of action would be to nurse it back to health that is.
I guess you can’t blame her. I mean, who doesn’t feel bad when you see footage of sea otters and birds caked in oil from some man-made disaster? And you’d have to be a heartless bastard to not get a little teary feel like you need to reach for your wallet when you see those Sarah McLachlan commercials asking to help abandoned dogs and cats.
Though Dillie was likely healthy enough to be released into the wild, Butera decided instead to bring her home. As a pet. Maybe she had seen “Bambi” one too many times and knows about Ohio’s love of hunting, or maybe she killed one of Dillie’s cousins one night in her car, and feels guilty.
But alas, the Butera family is now raising a wild animal that can contract scary diseases but is free to roam the house, is fitted with a GPS tracker, and has a diet that includes spaghetti and ice cream. Good thing Dillie is potty trained, because I would hate to have to clean up the mess a diet like that would cause.
If Mr. Butera has any sense of manliness left in him, let’s hope he suggests a Rottweiler next time. Or a tiger.
Comments
Melanie Butera, DVM
December 13th, 2009 - 7:16:22 PM
What about "Dillie is a farm deer" and was NEVER a wild animal do you fail to understand? Dillie was born on a deer farm that raises bucks for trophy canned hunts. Now THERE's a manly sport-- chasing an herbivourous creature in a fenced in area with a high powered rifle. My husband is not emasculated by caring for animals-- it is our profession. Did you not see that he parks his motorscyle in our rec-room? Did you see the turbocharger sitting on the pool table? Could there be a more frustratingly manly man out there? No. Deer hunt all you want but do not find fault with a veterinarian whose life work is to save animals, not shoot them.
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blake
December 14th, 2009 - 11:52:20 AM
yeah, caring for animals is about one of the most manly things a dude can do. for serious. just ask john wayne.
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Robert
January 26th, 2010 - 1:52:46 AM
A deer can gut you with one kick, let's see a mutt do that. Dealing with any large wild animal isn't something for a wimp, that takes something special.
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Leigh
February 9th, 2010 - 3:33:35 AM
What's more emasculating than misspelling emasculating in your headline?
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