Blue Tongue

!UPDATED PLEASE READ!

Photo used in cover was taken by Joe Lacefield

Hello everyone! I want to bring to your attention an issue that hurts my heart very much. It is something called "CWD". For those of you who do not know, that stands for "Chronic Wasting Disease", it is an 100% fatal disease that is found in mule deer, mostly whitetail deer, elk, and moose, there is no vaccine or cure for it. I made this poem to show how sad and impactful this disease can have on a deer, this disease is tragic and I don't see a lot of programs trying to bring this issue to the surface. I am a deer hunter, I love animals so much and to see them suffering this way makes my heart ache, so I encourage you to do some research on this issue and try to make some effort, even just a little, to try and help organizations who are trying to stop this, stop it further, even just bringing attention to it to friends and family, it will truly help.

UPDATE: I just realized that I totally didn't write about the correct thing above. While CWD is a terrible disease and it is absolutely crucial that you go and learn about it, however, I wrote this poem about Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) and I guess Blue Tongue which is a another disease really similar to EHD but a little different but I just called this Blue Tongue because it and EHD are so similar (you can read more about it if you want). EHD is another fatal disease found in deer with no known cure. The symptoms of EHD and CWD, are two completely different things and honestly I couldn't tell you how I got them mixed up 😂 Here is a website you can visit if you want to know more:
in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/wildlife-diseases-in-indiana/epizootic-hemorrhagic-disease-ehd/

Heal the deers 💕🦌

if you would like to read more, a good place to start is deerassociation.com/cwd/