Sorry Santa! We ate your deers! Ho! Ho! Ho!

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<p>The Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area, Russia. A deer farm. Here they sort deers out, vaccinate them and select animals for slaughter. Venison is highly valuable meat.</p>
<p>In the photo: senior deer breeder Vasily Nikolaevich, 72.</p>


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<p>There are about 2500 deers here.</p>
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<p>Deers are very careful animals.</p>
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<p>And really fast!</p>
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<p>Typical transport of deer breeders. It’s environmentally safe and highly effective.</p>
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<p>Another deer breeder.</p>
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<p>Dogs are cute as usual.</p>
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<p>It’s very difficult to catch a deer.</p>
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<p>Deer breeders have no time for a smoke break because each minute of the day is important.</p>
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<p>Sawing off the deer’s antlers.</p>
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<p>This is their regular dinner: a deer, bread, salt, blood…</p>
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<p>Slaughtering…</p>
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<p>Loading carcasses on the cart.</p>
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<p>Fresh warm deer’s liver is a real delicacy.</p>
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<p>Women have to remove blood from the deer.</p>
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<p>The youngest deer breeder and his dog.</p>
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<p>A veterinarian examines the meat.</p>

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<p>Early elections.</p>
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<p>‘Elections’.</p>
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<p>A family of deer breeders.</p>
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<p>The head of the family, Victor.</p>