A wandering pony met a happier fate than a rampaging deer this week in Gloucester County, NJ.
The young equine found meandering around Monroe Township was brought to the Gloucester County Animal Shelter in Clayton. He's believed to be two to four years old and was named "Pet of the Week."
But the six-point buck had to be euthanized after he was seriously injured crashing through plate-glass windows in Wilson Hall on the Rowan University campus in Glassboro.
The death of one frenzied deer (fall is mating season) is sad.
But it pales in comparison to the officially sanctioned slaughter of almost 50 lions, tigers and other exotic species set free by a suicidal amateur zookeeper in Zanesville, Ohio.
I'd probably feel differently if I was living in Zanesville and spotted, say, a Bengal tiger in my backyard.
But I can't help wondering why only six animals, including three monkeys, could be captured and brought to a zoo.
Meanwhile, a single monkey may still be on the loose.