Canby, Oregon – Police in Canby, Oregon, shot and killed a young bear who was near the Clackamas County Fairgrounds. According to witnesses, the bear cub was in a tree on Saturday – not far from people attending an exhibition at the fairgrounds.
A woman who watched the drama unfold tells KPTV News:
“And he was just hanging out there. And previously, one of our neighbors said that the police had told them, people need to stay away. Otherwise, if a group of people start gathering, then we’re going to have to take action and protect the public. And so at that point, there had been some people starting to gather wondering what was going on, which I guess happens. But it was sad because then the bear, I did watch it start to scramble down the tree. And then we heard the shots rang out.”
Police explained that tranquilizing a bear near large groups of people is dangerous, which is why lethal measures were used instead.
Those who watched the scene were saddened by the bear cub’s death. Rest in peace little one.
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50 Comments
OMG, poor precious bear….PLEASE make these evil police officers pay! Hang them and make them burn!!! They are cruel murderers and must pay!
This is horrible! I lived in Oregon and used to walk the logging trails alone to clear my head and on the rare occasion that I saw a bear, too close, I’d pick up a stick and wave it and yell at them and they turned and went away. This cub was no threat! It’s humans that are the threat, every single time. Poor baby. Run free little one, nobody can ever hurt you again.
So sad you murdered this cub!
So sad you murdered this cub!
The most lazy police department in history. Sounds like Oregon…
Yeah, shooting around people is much safer than tranquilizing darts!
Lazy ass morons afraid to help an animal!
Cops seem to use no reasoning or compassion; their default mode is to just shoot and kill dogs and other animals. This is completely inexcusable and shameful !
absolutely disgraceful,a bear cub gunned down in public,for nothing,not s threat to anyone.Americans are drunk on violence.
Why is the solution for police is always shoot. why didn’t that police put just as much effort to make the people move away from the bear. instead he let’s the people stand there so he could kill it. This country need to change the way they deal with wildlife.
Screw those trigger happy cops ! Shoot them !!
let’s shoot that pig fuck the police
Shame on the police. I hope someone treats them with the same level of disregard in the future. That innocent bear deserved a much better outcome. Humans are the most dangerous animals on the planet.
This is ignorance!! Just ignorant!! Obviously you didn’t have to kill it!!!! A beautiful life gone out of complete IGNORANCE!!!!
Ridiculous. No excuse to shoot. Professionals could have relocated it.
this was porridge response by the police!! shame shame on them!
this was porridge response by the police!! shame shame on them!
Sounds to me like a bunch of trigger-happy cops that didn’t have anything else to do. Disgusting! The bear didn’t do anything wrong. RIP little bear. People Suck!!!
I agree. Why not tranquilize it and relocate it. Must be too hard to do the right thing.
Another stupid excuse to kill an innocent young animal. It was not an adult bear and it was trying to leave. F*#king gun happy losers!
They always want to shoot! A cub wouldn’t hurt anyone if there is a crowd- he’d run from them!
Police have to be trained better to deal with animals in nature as well as troubled humans. They jump to use of guns rather than think of a good alternative..
May all those involved in the Bear’s death have something happen to them too. Sorry, people can’t do what they’re told.