Cruel Bear Baiting in Canada
April 2008
A shocking hunting investigation in Canada exposed how tens of thousands of black bears are killed each year in North America; often in front of their cubs, who were left orphaned. Bear hunting by baiting in Canada involves an indefensible practice known called "baiting and shooting." PETA sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper asking him to support a ban on the baiting of black bears.
While there were probably once as many as 2 million black bears in North America, the population has severely declined. By current estimates, there are fewer than 600,000 living today. The once-wild places that are home to these peaceful animals are disappearing altogether, and black bears continue to suffer from unnatural deaths and terrible cruelty at the hands of "bait and shoot" hunters.
Hunters place bait in a barrel to attract the bears, and when these intelligent, gentle, and curious animals come to eat, they are shot—often several times before they die. Many bears escape wounded and face a slow death from blood loss, gangrene, or other infections, dehydration, or starvation.
Go to:
http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/canada_bear_baiting
..to view what Bear baiting really is and why this cowardess act should be banned in Canada.
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