HELP ME! Should this baby polar bear cub be killed?!?!?!?
2007-03-25
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A three month old polar bear cub is at the Berlin Zoo in Germany. ONE animal rights activist says that it should die because humans have to feed it etc. But, the cub is healthy and doing well. Why kill it? Please help save the cute lil white fluff ball! Help save this polar bear cub from death. It is healthy...so why death?
Sign this petition:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/878446003?z00m=9419374
I have signed and no the cub should not be killed.
I am all for animal rights but don't see how this bear being hand reared hurts it's animal rights.
If they hand reared it for no reason then yes but it's mother refused to care for it.
Even if there were plans to release it into the wild (which there aren't)hand rearing wouldn't matter.Other large predators have been hand reared and then trained as juveniles to hunt and to learn that people can be dangerous.It's been done successfully with tigers and lions and cheetah's,wolves,wolverines and brown bears so why not a polar bear?
Polar bears spend most of their lives alone and even mating is a tense time for them as they just don't like spending time together,so a lack of social contact with other bears doesn't matter.
Also the cub is male so it will never have to know how to rear cubs of it's own.
2007-03-25 15:46:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry, Knut is not going to be put down. If anything, he has captured the hearts of the vast majority of Berliners and he has become quite the tourist attraction. He made his first appearance to the public a few days ago with his handler, Thomas Doerflein.
That bizarre remark from the animals rights activist did the opposite effect - it created a wave of sympathy and support for little Knut. Who knows, maybe Knut will help make people more aware about the plight of all polar bears and their endangered habitat. Now that's a thought!
Cheers,
Petra M, Vancouver
2007-03-26 03:14:01 · answer #2 · answered by Patricia 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thankfully the cub is not going to be killed. That was stupid for anyone to say. The media made a big story out of it. It wasn't the cub's fault to be alive so why should he be dead. I am sure he will adjust once he is sharing with other bears..
2007-03-26 06:12:23 · answer #3 · answered by Compo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is terrible I have previously freelanced in journalism you must contact all the news agencies and National tabloid newspapers you know ,these will be MUCH quicker than a petition.It is shocking!
They are as follows
news@itv.com
news24@bbc.co uk
lookeast@bbc.co.uk
fiona.bruce@bbc.co.uk
mailbox@mirror.co.uk
features@mirror.co.uk
features@standard.co.uk
features@the-sun.co.uk
features@guardian.co.uk
features@people.co.uk
features@standard.co.uk
You could also contacat an Editor friend of mine RODGER INSALL,his contact is
insall@people.co.uk
There is a great conservationist I know
DR TERRY MOORE he deals mainly with leopards but is a wonderful man with many conservation intersts and some fantastic contacts you can reaxch him on
cattrust@aol.com
Ask if he can help too.
GOOD LUCK
X
2007-03-26 05:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by leopardshaz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The very same people who have suggested that that bear should be "allowed" to die, are the ones who applaud the "rehabilitation" of orphan orang utangs in Sumatra, orphan gorillas in Africa and so on.
Hypocisy is the word that come to mind.
2007-03-25 22:34:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no it wont happen..i have been too the zoo in Berlin...worried me at first cause there were no fences..but i looked closer and there was a huge gap and a long drop!!...no way of the wild animals getting near us...loads of white feathers floating about also...dont worry they cant kill an animal in the zoo....
i just signed it...
2007-03-25 20:18:27 · answer #6 · answered by amri 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO WAY!!! Sorry for caps. The animal activist should have his head looked at. How can he call himself an activist? As we all know Knut is healthy . Long live Knut!!!
2007-03-26 04:32:58 · answer #7 · answered by Amanda L 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont see why they should kill him, ok fine hand rear him and then release him in the wild and if he dies naturally then thts fine,or they could just stick him in a zoo for a sad miserable but comfortable life,
2007-03-25 20:17:26 · answer #8 · answered by Ascetic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry, no one would allow this little cub to be destroyed.
2007-03-25 20:14:52 · answer #9 · answered by Davy Crockett 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I THINK HE SHOULD BE GIVING A CHANCE TO LIVE even that he be fed by humans and i think he will livebut i will sign okay
2007-03-26 18:23:06 · answer #10 · answered by susie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋