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Captive Pet Bear Kills Woman While She Was Cleaning Cage


Animals  (tags: tragedy, pet black bear, captive, caged, attacked, killed woman, wild animals )

Simone
- 84 days ago - examiner.com
A Pennsylvania woman cleaning out a bear cage on Sunday night was mauled and killed by the 350-pound captive black bear who was confined inside. To compound the tragedy, her children and a neighbor's children witnessed the horrific incident and called
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Simone D. (939)
Monday October 5, 2009, 7:48 pm
Another tragedy that proved that wild animals are not pets,! The killed woman's husband is a dealer in extoic animals.
 

Simone D. (939)
Monday October 5, 2009, 7:49 pm
And kept in a 15ft by 15 foot cage, what sort of life is that!
 

Gorilly Girl (369)
Monday October 5, 2009, 7:56 pm
Well you know what I want to say on this matter...Poor bear. She should have never had these animals and it was expected lions and tiger and bears oh my are NOT MADE TO BE PETS!!!!!!!!!!

Big gOrilly Hugs
 

B. M. (99)
Monday October 5, 2009, 8:36 pm
With the exception of domesticated cats & dogs
I personally am against the cageing of any animal.

I don't even believe in caged birds.........Birds were
and are ment to fly from a nest to their own freedom.

Plnt trees for life.................
 

Roseann D. (74)
Monday October 5, 2009, 8:44 pm
Sad for the woman but if she was already dead there was no reason to kill the bear for stupid human behavior.
 

Gorilly Girl (369)
Monday October 5, 2009, 8:48 pm
B.M....LOL we gotta have keddy keddys and pups..so good for the soul...

Big gorilly Hugs
 

Past Member (0)
Wednesday October 7, 2009, 6:49 pm
Excuse me, B.M., did I read this right, you believe in the CAGING OF CATS AND DOGS?????????????
I just think I didn't read this right, it's late and I'm tired...
 

Gorilly Girl (369)
Wednesday October 7, 2009, 6:52 pm
Uli I dont beleive she meant it that way....Some people crate train their dogs..which some may call them cages...But no B.M. I dont beleive meant to cage your cat or dog...

Big gOirlly Hugs
 

Shirley S. (35)
Wednesday October 7, 2009, 10:14 pm
A sad sad happening all round. IF ONLY
 
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