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'Tame' bears guard Canadian marijuana farm
Anne-Marie1981 Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:11 pm
Police raiding a marijuana farm in western Canada were astonished to find black bears apparently guarding it.
However initial alarm wore off when officers realised the 10 or so bears did not behave aggressively and were in fact docile and tame.
Police believe dog food was used to attract the animals onto the farm in British Columbia.
But they say the bears may have to be put down if they have become accustomed to living around humans.
Two people were arrested in the raid.
The five police who went to the farm near Christina Lake, close to the US border, to dismantle the marijuana plantation were amazed when the bears loped into view.
"They were tame, they just sat around watching. At one point one of the bears climbed onto the hood of a police car, sat there for a bit and then jumped off," said Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant Fred Mansveld.
In Canada, feeding bears is illegal as it leads to bears associating food with humans and increases the likelihood of bears coming into towns and cities to look for food.
Conservation officers are deciding the fate of the bears
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11020965
The last comment worries me, I hope the fate of the bears is just moving them somewhere safe!!
However initial alarm wore off when officers realised the 10 or so bears did not behave aggressively and were in fact docile and tame.
Police believe dog food was used to attract the animals onto the farm in British Columbia.
But they say the bears may have to be put down if they have become accustomed to living around humans.
Two people were arrested in the raid.
The five police who went to the farm near Christina Lake, close to the US border, to dismantle the marijuana plantation were amazed when the bears loped into view.
"They were tame, they just sat around watching. At one point one of the bears climbed onto the hood of a police car, sat there for a bit and then jumped off," said Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant Fred Mansveld.
In Canada, feeding bears is illegal as it leads to bears associating food with humans and increases the likelihood of bears coming into towns and cities to look for food.
Conservation officers are deciding the fate of the bears
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11020965
The last comment worries me, I hope the fate of the bears is just moving them somewhere safe!!
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Re: 'Tame' bears guard Canadian marijuana farm
Laikipia Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:12 pm
I agree Anne-Marie - let's hope the bears will be okay.
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Re: 'Tame' bears guard Canadian marijuana farm
Safari Maiden Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:52 am
Why make a decision on the bears, instead why not put the farmers down! They have put the bears in this life or death situation!
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Re: 'Tame' bears guard Canadian marijuana farm
littlewid Fri Aug 20, 2010 6:15 pm
Safari Maiden wrote:Why make a decision on the bears, instead why not put the farmers down! They have put the bears in this life or death situation!
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I agree SM, why do the animals always have to suffer because of mans greed and stupidity, its just not fair, more and more animals are treated as though they are inane objects and i'm getting more angry about it by the day.
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