Beloved Alaska pet reindeer euthanized after cage tampering and possible poison

Star, 8, began to lose weight after someone got inside pen, cut gate locks and sprayed substance over two-month span

A 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 on Wednesday.

I don't have an answer as to why he had to be put down other than it relates back to what happened," said Albert Whitehead, who cared not only for the eight-year-old reindeer named Star but also the decades-long tradition of having a reindeer in downtown Anchorage.