Shooting Bears

[NoBozo]

"Black Bears are TOTALLY Harmless". .......... Okey Dokey: I think there was a case VERY recently (Like last week) a little south of NH where a women who LOVED Bears, and had one for a PET got Mauled to Death by her very own bear. OH Well. She also had a Bengal Tiger as a pet...so I guess she had enough experience with wild animals......NO..??

It's Just SAD. The animals just Don't Understand how much we humans care for them. *** NB

PS:*** We need a SAD Emoticon.

[EricP]

I'm disgusted by the fact that their first response to the situiation was to kill the bear rather than upgrade the dumpster. I could care less about what is legal or not in this situation. They were originally amused by the bear then when it suddenly became a problem by making a mess kill it? Outrageous, simply outrageous! Don't try to actually solve the problem, just kill it. There is no excuse for that type of behavior.

I'll never step foot through the doors of that place.

[dpg]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

"Black Bears are TOTALLY Harmless". .......... Okey Dokey: I think there was a case VERY recently (Like last week) a little south of NH where a women who LOVED Bears, and had one for a PET got Mauled to Death by her very own bear. OH Well. She also had a Bengal Tiger as a pet...so I guess she had enough experience with wild animals......NO..??

It's Just SAD. The animals just Don't Understand how much we humans care for them. *** NB

PS:*** We need a SAD Emoticon.

I find it very strange more people get mauled and attacked by Pit Bulls ( yes, pet dogs ) than by Bears. Don't you??

[NoRegrets]

I know there is a problem in New Jersey with over population of Black Bears (no hunting allowed) and there have been several attacks on people. Here are 2 articles inferring a trend of aggressiveness towards humans is on the rise.
One is from an official from the state of NJ and the other has a larger national perspective.
http://www.njflyfishing.com/vBulleti...larmingly.html
http://www.bachbio.com/njbears.htm

Even though there are more pit bull attacks than bear attacks I do not want to be the victim of either!!

[SAMIAM]

Don't mean to get morbid,but you're in more danger in a city park than you are in the woods of NH .................................................. .................. http://pit-bulls.christianfunfair.org/attacks.htm

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by dpg

I find it very strange more people get mauled and attacked by Pit Bulls ( yes, pet dogs ) than by Bears. Don't you??

Well if you compare the number of pet bulls kept as pets compared to the number of black bears as pets the math isn't that hard to figure out...

As far as the moron that had a black bear as a PET and got mauled by it, the bear did not belong as a pet in the first place. I hate to say she got what she deserved, but sometimes you shouldn't mess with nature.

[dpg]

Originally Posted by codeman671

Well if you compare the number of pet bulls kept as pets compared to the number of black bears as pets the math isn't that hard to figure out...

As far as the moron that had a black bear as a PET and got mauled by it, the bear did not belong as a pet in the first place. I hate to say she got what she deserved, but sometimes you shouldn't mess with nature.

I don't believe pet vs. pet is a reasonable comparsion in this situation. I believe the number of Pit Bulls vs. Bears in general is more like it. There are plenty of Bears out there in and around people daily. Bears will not attack seemingly just for the hell of it, Pit Bulls will. I'm sure they have their reasons but in most cases its where another dog wouldn't even think of it.

[Rose]

Originally Posted by dpg

Bears will not attack seemingly just for the hell of it, Pit Bulls will. I'm sure they have their reasons but in most cases its where another dog wouldn't even think of it.

Pit Bulls, and other "bully breeds," are frequently trained to be aggressive because of their physical composition, which makes them extremely powerful. But properly trained, they make excellent pets. Just ask Cesar Milan (aka the Dog Whisperer) who uses a Pit Bull named Daddy to influence other dogs to be calm-submissive, and the folks at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, who are retraining 22 of Michael Vick's dogs (they call them the Vicktory dogs).

http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/packpr.../dpc_daddy.php

http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehom.../pit_bulls.cfm

[Pineedles]

Unfortunately most people can't afford Cesar Milan's training, and most Pit Bull owners don't train the aggressiveness out of their Pit Bulls. I love dogs, but I am afraid of pit bulls and don't treat them with the openness I do with most breeds.

[Bigstan]

I guess bears don't like winter sports.....

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,569101,00.html

[dpg]

Originally Posted by Rose

Pit Bulls, and other "bully breeds," are frequently trained to be aggressive because of their physical composition, which makes them extremely powerful. But properly trained, they make excellent pets. Just ask Cesar Milan (aka the Dog Whisperer) who uses a Pit Bull named Daddy to influence other dogs to be calm-submissive, and the folks at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, who are retraining 22 of Michael Vick's dogs (they call them the Vicktory dogs).

http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/packpr.../dpc_daddy.php

http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehom.../pit_bulls.cfm

Rose: Would YOU adpot one of Vicks dogs? Not to say whether you like the breed or are even looking to adpot. Just the fact that it's a Pit Bull and was once in the fighting ring.

[Rose]

Originally Posted by dpg

Rose: Would YOU adpot one of Vicks dogs? Not to say whether you like the breed or are even looking to adpot. Just the fact that it's a Pit Bull and was once in the fighting ring.

If it were possible, I would have liked to adopt Cherry. But I'm glad he's found a good, and hopefully forever, home.

http://news.bestfriends.org/index.cf...e+Vicktory+Dog