Doing some research I have found that Randy Miller has disposed of a number of big cats and bears through the private exotic animal trade which is very sad. Many of those animals end up on shooting ranches in TX and Florida. Predators in Action has been cited by the USDA for numerous noncompliances with the federal Animal Welfare Act--including failure to comply with veterinary care requirements; failure to provide minimum space and shelter from cold, snowy weather; failure to provide a veterinarian-approved diet plan for the big cats; failure to repair outdoor shelters; and failure to provide drinking water. Aerial photos of Miller''s property show that the bears are kept in cramped pens.
Don''t mess with the bears. Leave ''em alone. They should be in the woods/forest living like the wild animals they are. Ripping the heads off of hikers & campers. Not doing tricks for humans. Sad. Maybe in 50 years there won''t be any more humans. I wouldn''t care. It would be good. Leave earth to the animals.
It is indeed sad that in this world where humans don''t behave as they should but, we want animals to behave as humans. This is infringement of animal rights. We want to bring the wild animal and train them to behave as humans, then this poor fellow hurts you, the reason these animals may not understand, but our law requires such an animal to be uthenised. How cruel it is? Today with the advancement in computer graphics we don''t need animals to be used in TV commercials, let them stay in zoo and protected parks.
It is interesting how no one seems to bring up the fact that hand reared animals are the most dangerous. I make my living in the animal world and I have friends who have died from not respecting animals. One women was killed by a hand reared buffalo. I hate to be cold but this man died because he was a fool. It should not be legal for anyone but zoos to keep grizley Bears. The fact that the bear was five is very telling. The more mature the more a male is going to say. "I don''t want to play you game anymore." He was licked just before he was bitten. No way would I ever let a bear lick me!
Stop trying to give human traits to animals. It is arrogant to think because we want to cuddle, animals want to cuddle. Because we want to be entertained by them, that they enjoy performing, that they just want to be loved. They just want to survive and to do that--they''''ll learn to accept cuddling, being your entertainment, being ridden, etc--but they can no more control their instinct than you can decide when goosebumps will rise on your skin due to cold or fear. - beasy63 ______________________ I think it''s arrogant to think you know exactly the way animals think and don''t think and that they have no traits that mirror humans. They have fear, happiness, saddness, etc. Of course they have different thinking than humans, but you are very arrogant for assuming they are just robots with no emotion at all!! Who made you God to decide that?
Rocky is simply guilty of behaving like the bear he is. Animals don''''t always think like we do.
Posted by misands at 04:03 PM : Apr 23, 2008
News Flash: Animals NEVER think like we do. If they did, bears, lions and wolves would have us on farms, fattening us up for their tables. Animals act on instinct. YOur cat acted on instinct. Humans have this nasty tendency to personify other animals. They act without thinking, if they tried to reason things out--by the time they "figured" stuff out they would be dead.
Stop trying to give human traits to animals. It is arrogant to think because we want to cuddle, animals want to cuddle. Because we want to be entertained by them, that they enjoy performing, that they just want to be loved. They just want to survive and to do that--they''ll learn to accept cuddling, being your entertainment, being ridden, etc--but they can no more control their instinct than you can decide when goosebumps will rise on your skin due to cold or fear.
2 bears fighting would naturally bite at each other. And due to their size, the amount of fat and fur around their neck, they would have survived that bite. Humans rarely respect animals and that includes humans who make pets out of them--we don''t do it for the animals--we do it for ourselves and our own neurosis.
They didn''''t and they don''''t. They''''re like animals, just like the bear. They kill. That''''s what wild animals do.
Posted by taylor2124 at 12:04 PM : Apr 23, 2008
...and why kill an animal for doing what it does naturally? That is like trying to destroy water because it is wet or electricity because it shocks--it appears Al Qaeda and Bears are not the only ones that don''t think on these boards. LOL
Hey I''''d pony up a couple of hundred bucks to put usesomesense into a 100 acre enclosure and shoot him. The bear, however, should be allowed to live his days out in a zoo - just ensure he can''''t come in direct contact with people again.
Posted by USBrit at 12:33 PM : Apr 23, 2008
Why shoot him? Let''s just put him in the 100 acres with the bear. Enclosed, no way out and ...oh yeah we''ll give him pepperspray to fend off the bear. We can charge over 1000.00 each ringside to see how long usesomesense lasts against the Bear. Not to mention the side bets.
(Steve Erwin, Timothy Treadway...etc.) This gentlman knew the risks of working with wild animals, in any capacity. He accepted those risks, obviously. A thorough vet exam, and placement in a facility, is my hope for this animal. At the very least, this is what he deserves for all he has given of himself, to this point.
Posted by tireslinger at 11:55 AM : Apr 23, 2008
Timothy Treadwell. May he R.I.P (got his head torn off by a bear)
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Today with the advancement in computer graphics we don''t need animals to be used in TV commercials, let them stay in zoo and protected parks.
- beasy63
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I think it''s arrogant to think you know exactly the way animals think and don''t think and that they have no traits that mirror humans. They have fear, happiness, saddness, etc. Of course they have different thinking than humans, but you are very arrogant for assuming they are just robots with no emotion at all!! Who made you God to decide that?
Posted by misands at 04:03 PM : Apr 23, 2008
News Flash: Animals NEVER think like we do. If they did, bears, lions and wolves would have us on farms, fattening us up for their tables. Animals act on instinct. YOur cat acted on instinct. Humans have this nasty tendency to personify other animals. They act without thinking, if they tried to reason things out--by the time they "figured" stuff out they would be dead.
Stop trying to give human traits to animals. It is arrogant to think because we want to cuddle, animals want to cuddle. Because we want to be entertained by them, that they enjoy performing, that they just want to be loved. They just want to survive and to do that--they''ll learn to accept cuddling, being your entertainment, being ridden, etc--but they can no more control their instinct than you can decide when goosebumps will rise on your skin due to cold or fear.
2 bears fighting would naturally bite at each other. And due to their size, the amount of fat and fur around their neck, they would have survived that bite. Humans rarely respect animals and that includes humans who make pets out of them--we don''t do it for the animals--we do it for ourselves and our own neurosis.
Posted by taylor2124 at 12:04 PM : Apr 23, 2008
...and why kill an animal for doing what it does naturally? That is like trying to destroy water because it is wet or electricity because it shocks--it appears Al Qaeda and Bears are not the only ones that don''t think on these boards. LOL
Posted by USBrit at 12:33 PM : Apr 23, 2008
Why shoot him? Let''s just put him in the 100 acres with the bear. Enclosed, no way out and ...oh yeah we''ll give him pepperspray to fend off the bear. We can charge over 1000.00 each ringside to see how long usesomesense lasts against the Bear. Not to mention the side bets.
Posted by tireslinger at 11:55 AM : Apr 23, 2008
Timothy Treadwell. May he R.I.P (got his head torn off by a bear)