'We want this baby polar bear dead' say animal rights lobby

[Gandalf]

Have you seen the following: -
We want this baby polar bear dead' say animal rights lobby

'We want this baby polar bear dead' say animal rights lobby | the Daily Mail

The bear should live!

[agrumpycow]

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Have you seen the following: -
We want this baby polar bear dead' say animal rights lobby

'We want this baby polar bear dead' say animal rights lobby | the Daily Mail

The bear should live!

I read this too........Polar Bears are a declining species but this bear will not be able to help increase numbers as the bear will not be able to intergrate with other bears. That being said, the bear is here, he survived and which breed to you stop at when it come to hand-rearing - it's unnatural in all breeds.
Possibly it would have been kinder to let nature take it's course when the mother rejected but it's too late now and no healthy animal should be put down because it doesn't 'fit'.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by agrumpycow

I read this too........Polar Bears are a declining species but this bear will not be able to help increase numbers as the bear will not be able to intergrate with other bears.

its far from certain that he wont be able to fit in - other bear species (vis the spectacled bears in peru) have been hand reared and still been able to integrate with their wild reared brethren.

also if he survives to maturity he will be able to be a sperm donor for Artificial insemination programmes - virtually all polar bear captive breeding uses AI as the potential for the partners to injure each other during natural mating in unacceptably high.

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[agrumpycow]

Originally Posted by eeyore

its far from certain that he wont be able to fit in - other bear species (vis the spectacled bears in peru) have been hand reared and still been able to integrate with their wild reared brethren.

also if he survives to maturity he will be able to be a sperm donor for Artificial insemination programmes - virtually all polar bear captive breeding uses AI as the potential for the partners to injure each other during natural mating in unacceptably high.

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I didn't realise that, puts another slant on the whole story doesn't it...

[demicav]

World over, lot's of baby animals are hand reared. Why should this bear be any different ? If they had let nature take it's course then I'm sure there would have been a different band of people angry at that. You can't please everyone !

[richardkm]

According to a report I heard recently, polar bears are far from being in decline, but their numbers are increasing substantially.

[richardkm]

Originally Posted by richardkm

According to a report I heard recently, polar bears are far from being in decline, but their numbers are increasing substantially.

Found where I got the information from: Polar bears 'thriving as the Arctic warms up' | International News | News | Telegraph.

Yet again, with all aspects of "climate change" there are two sides to every story!!

[flowerofedin]

Polar Bears are thriving despite the Climate Change. This little chap should not die just because his face doesn't fit, but what do you do with an animal which is totally unsuited to a Zoo life style.............???????

[Kymba]

I am completely Torn on this... yes he is lovely and cute and doesn't deserve to die.

A polar bear normal habitats is Cold, Ice and snow with very little scorching Sunshine....
But I dont like the idea of it having to spend its Life in a zoo.. with just a small pool to swim in...

I agree with an interview i saw on TV earlier.. that if we want to save these amazing animals then maybe we should build a Sanctuary just for Polar Bears, where they can recreate a Habitat as near to their own as possible...
Doing what we think is right isn't always the right thing!!!

[kayleigh2]

extiction is an inevitable fact so if we want to keep species sustainable sometimes zoos are the only way that we will be able to do so.

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