Snowball the pet deer seized by state officials from a Molalla family will call a 52-acre elk ranch home.

The Rosse Posse Acres ranch is state licensed facility and hosts 70 head of elk and a small petting zoo with pygmy goats, miniature donkeys, a miniature horse, turkeys, sheep, and chickens.

Background: ODFW: Snowball moving to Mollala ranch

It’s owned by Alan and Brenda Ross.

The property also hosts a bed and breakfast, with a 4,800-square foot ranch house, and seasonal events.

Link: RossePosseAcres

“We are thrilled to be able to care for Snowball,” Brenda Ross said. “We are confident that she will be comfortable in her new home.”

“We understand that she is the property of the people of the state of Oregon, and we are honored to be her new caretakers,” Alan Ross added. “We believe our background in elk ranching uniquely enables us to provide exceptional care for this piebald deer”