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Boo Boo gets pardoned, but so much for stress relief

By Scott Weese on May 2, 2014
Posted in Other animals

Let’s put this one in the "smart people doing stupid things" file.

Some well-intentioned people at Washington University in St. Louis thought they’d help relieve stress during exam time by bringing in a petting zoo – that unfortunately included "Boo Boo" the biting bear. As you can likely guess, problems ensued.

18 students sustained…

Ohio animal regulations (or lack thereof) under scrutiny

By Scott Weese on September 13, 2010
Posted in Other animals

An attack by a bear that killed a caretaker in a Cleveland, Ohio suburb has ignited discussion about the complete lack of regulation of ownership of large and potentially dangerous animals in many jurisdictions. Despite numerous serious injuries and deaths caused by dangerous exotic animals, some places like Ohio have had no means of restricting…

Pet bear kills woman

By Scott Weese on October 5, 2009
Posted in Other animals

In yet another tragic example of why large wild species should not be kept as pets, a 37-year-old Pennsylvania woman was killed by her pet black bear. She entered the 350 pound bear’s cage, a 15 by 15 foot steel and concrete enclosure (hardly a good environment for a bear) and was mauled. A…

Do not feed the bears

By Scott Weese on August 12, 2009
Posted in Other animals

A 74-year-old Colorado woman that had been warned repeatedly not to feed bears was killed by one. The circumstances surrounding the attack are not known, but there was clear evidence of mauling. Wildlife officers had received numerous complaints for at least a decade that the woman was habitually feeding bears.  She was warned several times…

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