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Farewell Our Precious Franzi
Animals  (tags: franzi, bear, imprisoned, bear bile cruelty, rescued, sanctuary, grief, memoriam, loved, missed, goodbye )

Simone
- 46 days ago - all-creatures.org
Here too, in all her glory, was the most perfect and tragic example of an animal with "stress dwarfism"...possessing a "normal" bear-shaped head, but a crudely stunted body, she was a shell of an animal who had been squashed and trapped in a cage for 25
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Jenny Dooley (454)
Monday November 9, 2009, 11:58 pm
Thanks for this story, Simone.
Horrible existence, poor creature!
 

Julie Ann Z. (250)
Tuesday November 10, 2009, 1:06 pm
what a beautiful yet tragic story.

the horror and that any bear has to suffer this barbaric treatment simply for a culture steeped in myths and cruelty.
 

Gorilly Girl (369)
Wednesday November 11, 2009, 6:36 pm
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww crap so sad...

Big Gorilly Hugs
 
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