In
Valmalenco
, in the province of Sondrio, the story of
Bambi
is arousing great curiosity , a
fawn
collected in the woods two years ago by a local quarryman-breeder, adopted by his family and who is now in danger of losing.
The agents of the Provincial Police (former gamekeeper) have in fact informed him that in September they will take him away.
Today the newspapers "Il Giorno" and "La Provincia di Sondrio" report it.
"
He had been abandoned by his mother
- says Giovanni Del Zoppo, 58 - and I took him home, saving him. As a child I fed him with the bottle with the milk of the 70 goats raised by my daughter Sara. Then, gradually he grew up with feed, small fruits, sprouts and apples.
He is one of the family
and my granddaughters are very close to Bambi, that's what I called him. "
The law prohibits keeping wildlife in captivity and the agents pointed this out to Mr. Giovanni.
"They tell me that they will take him to a farmhouse in Valtellina - adds the head of the family - but here they found him in excellent health. I don't think he is right. We raised him and he is part of our family. We do not miss anything. He will suffer from melancholy away from us and we the same without his presence. Even the tourists passing through to reach the mountain paths stop to look at him when he is outside the stable where he usually lives with the goats ".