had one of those in my lot a couple weeks ago. She was a stray that lived in a vacant lot next door. I used to feed her when I'd find her around the buildings.

Someone ran her over in the lot that night. Her back was badly broken, tire tracks over her midsection. I stood on her neck until she expired.

then there was the deer I hit (jumped from a rise next to the road onto the hood of my Honda CVCC) and broke its back. It was dragging itself down the bar pit by its front legs. I covered it in a blanket (shock was setting in) and got on the phone. I called the local PD, they put me off onto Animal Control who in turn put me off to Oly Wildlife Rescue. At each place I asked if I can put the animal down as it is in pain and will not survive, each tell me that I can't, each has different reason. The PD said gunshots in a no shooting zone, Animal Control said it was up to the agent on the scene, OWR said that they maybe could help the deer. You have to realize that I could see that the spine of the deer was in two pieces.

The OWR dude shows up after the deer is down for a couple of hours and gives it the shot.

I've lost all faith in .gov's ability to deal with these issues.