During Russia's annual bear hunt, hibernating mother bears are lured out of their dens by dogs to be shot and killed, leaving their infant cubs to freeze or starve to death.
Each year, den hunting leaves up to 4,000 cubs motherless. Some of these homeless cubs end up as pets to local villagers, while others are taken as cruel props for entertainment or to be eaten in restaurants. Most are abandoned and left to die.
You can give these tiny bundles of fur a second chance at life. Please urge the Russian Prime Minister to ban the cruel practice of den-hunting.
We took action on “Save Orphan Bears: End Cruel Den Hunts”!
# 17,180:
12:53 pm PST, Nov 21,Alicia Kirschenheiter, New York
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12:48 pm PST, Nov 21,Ginny Brannon, Colorado
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12:47 pm PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, Colorado
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12:42 pm PST, Nov 21,Kerry Simon, Nevada
kerry simon
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12:37 pm PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, New York
DONT KILL THE HELPLESS THINGS! THATS JUST PLAIN CRUEL!!!
espicially when they HAVNT DONE AANTHING TO YOU!!!
# 17,175:
12:37 pm PST, Nov 21,Carma Barfuss, Oregon
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12:35 pm PST, Nov 21,Sharol Snapp, Michigan
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12:30 pm PST, Nov 21,Sandra Baker, Texas
It only takes one person at a time!!
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12:11 pm PST, Nov 21,María Eugenia Juárez, Venezuela
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11:55 am PST, Nov 21,Henry Fischer-Smale, Portugal
Please stop this cruel and disgusting practise. These amazing creatures deserve the right to live as they have habitated the land longer than we have. Protect their lives and the human race dignity by stopping these amazing animals from dying in vain.
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11:50 am PST, Nov 21,Jonny Knowles, United Kingdom
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11:50 am PST, Nov 21,Sonia Cairo, New York
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11:50 am PST, Nov 21,Anne Marie Sens, Brazil
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11:37 am PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, Russian Federation
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11:36 am PST, Nov 21,Philip Cozma, Florida
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11:20 am PST, Nov 21,Alejandro Delfino, Florida
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11:16 am PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, California
this is such a cruel and sad way to treat an animal. Please will you make them stop.
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11:13 am PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, California
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11:12 am PST, Nov 21,Denise Lewis, Florida
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11:12 am PST, Nov 21,Deborah Gaglio, New York
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11:09 am PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, Russian Federation
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11:06 am PST, Nov 21,Brandon Herren, Kentucky
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11:03 am PST, Nov 21,Kimberly Healey, Washington
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11:00 am PST, Nov 21,Eva Wawrowski, Michigan
Dear Prime Minister, These incredible noble predators are very much needed to balance nature. To allow such brutal and barbaric den hunting, when the bears are at their most vulnerable time is cowardly, despicable and senseless. Bear numbers are low and the disregard for their young is even more senseless. It is wrong. Thousands all over the world are stating that this cruel slaughter is a negative for Russia. Such destruction of animal life is never seen as a positive for any country's culture. Please be compassionate to your wildlife and do not destroy it. Only you can make this change. Please ban this practice.
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10:46 am PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, California
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10:23 am PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, California
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10:20 am PST, Nov 21,Loris Caldero, Massachusetts
Please do anything that it is in you power to ban dens hunt.
# 17,153:
10:03 am PST, Nov 21,Lori Baquero, Florida
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10:02 am PST, Nov 21,Katlynn Pichler, Wisconsin
Please ban the den-hunting, they deserve to live, just as many others do too. They all deserve better! <3
