“The fact that he has done it and come out and to be the way he is now is really a testament to him.”
The man replied: “I’m trying to help Star.”“I have no idea what he meant by that,” said Whitehead, who suspects — based on the smells — that the sprays could have been a disinfectant and deodorizer.
Whitehead and police believe it was the same man from the prior night. It’s not known if the January tampering involved the same person.“I don’t think the individual wanted to harm Star, but by his actions, he did,” Whitehead said.Albert Whitehead spends time with Star, his pet reindeer, in his pen with downtown Anchorage, Alaska, in the background on March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Albert Whitehead spends time with Star, his pet reindeer, in his pen with downtown Anchorage, Alaska, in the background on March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)Anchorage police posted the surveillance video on social media in hopes it would lead to the suspect’s identity. So far, no viable tips have come in, spokesperson Christopher Barraza said in an email.
Star’s pneumonia worsened, and a cough leads Whitehead to believe Star ate something harmful, perhaps while loose.
The pneumonia is likely due to him accidentally inhaling the chronic reflux or regurgitation of the contents in the largest of the reindeers’ four stomachs, Holland said. The sprays possibly also contributed.The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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