Longueuil suspends deer cull operation until after trial

A young male deer.

By Cole Fortner

Posted June 16, 2022 11:22 am.

Last Updated June 16, 2022 1:35 pm.

The City of Longueuil has suspended an operation that would cull about 60 white-tailed deer.

The move from the city comes after the Montreal SPCA was granted intervenor status. The SPCA announced at the end of May it was looking to intervene in the court case.

Last November, Longueuil Mayor Catherine Fournier said the city would kill all but about 15 deer in order to protect the Michel Chartrand Park, which can’t support the roughly 70 deer living there.

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A date for the trial between animal welfare advocates and the City will be set shortly.

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