Overview
- State officials said late Thursday they would issue an educational permit allowing the visually impaired fawn to live at the Howell Nature Center.
- The DNR said it approved the permit after receiving a formal request and a veterinarian’s report on Thursday, a timeline DAWG disputes.
- Michigan rules typically require rehabilitated fawns to be released by Oct. 1 unless a veterinarian documents they are permanently non-releasable.
- Lawmakers from both parties urged Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to stop the euthanasia order and pressed for clearer, more transparent permitting and appeals.
- Separate litigation between the DNR and DAWG over other animals, including a coyote named Kota, remains pending before an administrative law judge.