Deer Freed In Montclair After Getting Pumpkin Stuck On Head: SEE

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A deer rescue found a dear spot in the hearts of a pair of animal control officers in Montclair last week.

The incident kicked off when township animal control officers got calls about a deer running around with a plastic pumpkin stuck on its head.

Montclair Animal Control Supervisor Michele Shiber and a fellow officer arrived at the scene and captured the deer with a net. The officers were then able to remove the plastic pumpkin prison and release the animal into the “wild.”

The deer was unharmed. Their net, however, was a different story. Watch the video below.

It isn’t the first time that Montclair animal control officers have been called on to help a deer in trouble. In 2016, Elizabeth Morgan and Ryan Urbano were called to aid a deer that got tangled in a hammock.

Morgan, the director at the township animal shelter, said Urbano has a long history of helping animals get out of pickles.

Other recent animal rescues in Montclair have included a skunk that got its head trapped in a yogurt package, and the capture of a hawk that flew through a window into a resident’s home.

• See related article: It Stinks Being Stuck In A Yogurt Package, Montclair Skunk Learns
• See related article: Montclair Hawk Captured After It Flies Through Window

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