Reindeer Blog

Reindeer imported to Britain for Santa’s grottoes and festive parades are dying prematurely after exposure to diseases from British farm animals, a senior government vet has warned. An official investigation has revealed a sharp increase in deaths in young reindeer, also linked to bad diet, poor welfare and the stress of being uprooted from their [...]

(Sadly) Only at christmas time do reindeer enter the mainstream consciousness, as nicely illustrated by a Google trends search (see Reindeer Portal story). The story of reindeer, Santa Claus and flight is a hybridised mixture of fact, myth and a large dose of 20th Century turbo charged commercialism. On the Reindeer Portal today, you can [...]