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Former captors join effort to free Indian dancing bears

Discussion in 'India' started by Simon Hampel, 7 Feb 2009.

  1. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    AM - Former captors join effort to free Indian dancing bears

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  2. snowleopard

    snowleopard Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

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    I once saw a lengthy documentary on the plight of the so-called "dancing bears", and the lives that these animals have is at times horrific. Between the bears with pegs through their noses to the "bile bears" in tiny cages many Asian countries have a brutally horrendous record of animal rights abuses when it comes to such wonderful species.
     
  3. dragon(ele)nerd

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    People who think Dancing bears are happy must be whacked up in the head. There was article I read once that one bear went on a rampage after it was dancing for money for about 2 years. It ended up severly wounding 3 people, though they all come out alright.
     
  4. nidhi.dixit

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    yes..it happens often.but the bear/monkeys/snake shows are gng dwn gradually.people are trying their best to educate in villages... whr this practice is intervowen with religious cutom's n practies.its difficult to bring abt that change.but, things r improving.
    hoping for a better place