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Fury Over Shot Bear with Jar on its Head
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by Christina 123 | August 1, 2008 at 11:17 am
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A bear with its head trapped in a clear plastic jar was shot dead by police in Frazee, Minneapolis two days ago. In an angry backlash, animal lovers have bombarded police offices with "hate mail". Police claim the bear, which was in a hungry and dehydrated state, posed a threat to local people.
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Officers cornered the animal behind a downtown building known as the Baer building, and after conferring with the DNR, killed it with one shot from a shotgun.
News of the event set off an angry stream of phone calls and e-mails to the city of Frazee, some from as far away as West Virginia and New York, said Police Chief Mike Lorsung.
He said one angry e-mail from the Minneapolis area was referred to the city attorney for possible charges.
“They signed their name to it,” Lorsung said of the e-mail, which he summarized as saying: “a jug should be put on my head and I should be shot.”
The officer who killed the bear, whom Lorsung declined to name because of the threats, took no joy in the duty, according to the police chief.
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at 11:29 on August 1st, 2008
Christina 123, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 11:43 on August 1st, 2008
Thanks, Jordan!
at 14:21 on August 1st, 2008
This barbaric !!
Some say mankind was given Dominion over the Earth ...
We are doing a really, really good job of it ...
Real Animal Husbandry here ...
at 14:46 on August 1st, 2008
Christina 123, I like this story.
at 14:47 on August 1st, 2008
Were they out of tranquilizers? Seems a tad extreme.
at 16:08 on August 1st, 2008
Christina 123, I like this story. It's good stuff. "Certainly Not your Average Bear", poor thing.
at 17:38 on August 1st, 2008
Christina 123, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 17:50 on August 1st, 2008
Christina 123, I like this story. It's good stuff. He was a Marine (Jar head) Folks who recycle have been removing their lids from their Jars should take note here. This is what being an enviroMENTAList does. I'm kidding. Thanks for this story. I disagree with the Killing of animals because it wonders into their owm habitad and make a a mess. We are guests in their environment