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Leawood police give fawns a chance at life after their mother died
Leawood police made some new four-legged friends Monday, when they were called to rescue two baby deer who became orphaned after their mother was injured on a rod-iron fence and died.
A resident discovered the two fawns on their property, and Leawood police and animal control departments quickly jumped into action to save the fawns, who were too small to survive on their own.
Animal control officer Carla Lewis led the charge.
Lewis and multiple officers spent much of the day trying to rescue the fawns and find a place for them to stay. According to a Facebook post from the Leawood police, Lewis eventually found a team that could take care of the deer.
'Without her dedication and determination, they would have slowly starved,' the Facebook post read.
According to Lewis, the fawns were taken to Beavers' Den Wildlife Rehabilitation Center outside of Udall, Kansas, and three hours southwest of Leawood.
The Beavers' Den is a licensed wildlife rehab center that rehabilitates injured and orphaned mammals, according to its Facebook page. The fawns will likely stay there until they are a little bit older and can fend for themselves in the wild.
