KOTHAMANGALAM: A Sambar deer(Mlavu) ran into a nearby house to escape attack of a domestic dog. The incident happened at Attikalam native Sabu's house on Wednesday morning. The animal was locked in a room and informed at Koovapara forest station. Forest officers arrived and took the animal, it was later released into the forest. This area is close to the Kuttampuzha forest border. Wild animal presence is rampant here. Farmers are in crisis as the animals constantly destroys the crops.