Stories like this make my blood boil. Anyone who exploits or harms a creature for their own benefit will remain a mystery to me. How can you live with yourself?
Four elderly bears are finally getting a happy ending to a lifetime of tragedy. The Big Bear Farm Zoo in Honesdale, Pennsylvannia kept the bears on leashes and forced them to do tricks.
For 20 years the bears were kept in cages without shade or water to swim in. When PETA rescued the bears, they were mentally unstable.
"The bears paced and swayed [in the cages] — a sign that they were trying to cope with physical and mental deprivation," the organization said.
I can't imagine who would dare hurt a bear, even Doug Harder, who came home to bears raiding his fridge, kindly shooed them away, rather than seeking ways to harm them.
The four bears who range from ages 22-32 were taken to the The Wild Animal Sanctuary where they will have a new lease on life and acres to roam!
"They're basically reborn in a very mental and physical sense," said Pat Craig, founder of The Wild Animal Sanctuary. "They were lost and almost depleted souls. They had no idea life was going to get better.”
Watch Fifi, Bruno, Pocahontas, and Marsha step out of their cages for the first time after two decades of abuse.
"It's just an amazing transformation," Craig said. "They have a purpose in life again."
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