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Posted in pets that can kill you, wildlife | Tagged brown bear, pet bears, pets that can kill you | 7 Comments

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1. on December 21, 2009 at 10:34 pm | Reply Bridget

   Oh those crazy people – and I think you’ll be very right.
   These are good examples to show the difference between domestic / wild animals. AND that it will really take more than one generation to tame a beast. Domestic animals, like dogs have in-built inhibitions to attack a man; a beast you can never trust in. Maybe those people take it as a extreme hobby??

   
   
2. on December 22, 2009 at 3:14 am | Reply Pai

   Terrifying. Even if you LOVE bears and have one as a pet… what would possess you to sit it at the table like that?!

   
   
3. on December 22, 2009 at 4:56 am | Reply Jackal73

   The bear might be fine his or her entire life… until s/he’s not. I notice the people in the first video are saying grace too — I wonder if they expect the bear to remain tame as a result of their religiosity? It’s a wild animal, and can’t be expected to be otherwise. I don’t know why people insist on stressing them by forcing them into highly unnatural circumstances.

   
   
4. on December 22, 2009 at 9:52 am | Reply hemmingforddogblog

   These people are NUTS! I believe this is a result of watch too many Disney Films. :)

   This can only end badly. One the plus side, the remaining family members will be interviewed on Good Morning America. “He seemed so friendly. We don’t know why he decided to eat Bob…”

   
   
5. on December 23, 2009 at 5:52 am | Reply HTTrainer

   They are not pets. PERIOD.

   
   
6. on December 23, 2009 at 3:17 pm | Reply flattie-n-Labbie

   People are crazy.

   I think it’s really interesting in the second video–the woman in the blue shirt is CLEARLY afraid as she sits down. It’s not caution–it’s unstable fear. That the bear didn’t have the chance to see her, and then her kind of crazy fear vibe and body language were right next to her all of a sudden, makes the attack seem almost inevitable.

   I get that way around horses–and horses generally do not like me, and do very unpredictable things when I’m around.

   
   
7. on December 24, 2009 at 2:09 pm | Reply Pibble

   Why do people insist that wild animals be pets? It’s not natural, nor is it safe (obviously). Not to mention what people do to train these poor creatures to behave in ways they’re not meant to behave.

   In the first video, sooner or later, that bear is going to decide that the food sitting around the table is more palatable than that on the table. The second video doesn’t surprise me, and I’m glad someone had the sense to muzzle the bear.

   
   

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