Anchorage’s famed pet reindeer Star has died

Famous reindeer euthanized after someone sprayed an ‘unknown substance’ in its pen

A famous reindeer in Alaska has died as authorities investigate security footage of someone spraying an unknown substance in his pen.

Internationally known pet reindeer euthanized after someone tampered with pen, possibly poisoned him

An iconic pet reindeer beloved by many in Alaska's largest city has been euthanized, just weeks after someone tampered with his cage and possibly poisoned him

After Mysterious Late-Night Visit, Alaska Mascot Is Dead

The "unofficial mascot" of Anchorage, Alaska, has been put down after a possible poisoning. The New York Times reports that Star VII, a reindeer owned by Albert Whitehead and often seen in parades and other local events, was euthanized on Tuesday, after a mysterious masked intruder entered the animal's pen...

Anchorage’s famed pet reindeer Star has died

The animal never recovered from pneumonia after someone sprayed a substance in its enclosure in February.

Beloved Alaska pet reindeer euthanized after someone tampered with pen, possibly poisoned him

An iconic pet reindeer beloved by many in Alaska’s largest city has been euthanized, just weeks after someone tampered with his cage and possibly poisoned him, his caretaker said Wednesday.

Anchorage’s beloved Star the reindeer dies after possible poisoning

A man walks his reindeer toward the Park Strip as part of a parade for veterans in downtown Anchorage. (Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media) Star, an iconic reindeer who lived in downtown Anchorage, died Tuesday – weeks after he was possibly poisoned. Star was the seventh reindeer to live at the corner of 10th Avenue and I Street. Star was euthanized Tuesday according to his owner Albert Whitehead. “His health was so bad that he was not doing v…