“” “” A Chinese villager reportedly raised an endangered black bear at home believing it was a dog.”” “”
I suspect keeping endangered wild species at home is highly illegal in China and the whole story is a kind of an idiot defence upon being identified by the authorities.
Or a defense against his neighbors that might want the bear’s $10,000 gall bladder.
After I posted, I wanted to check and see if it was the gal bladder that was prized. It is, but the search also came up with Chinese “farming” the bile from living bears (trying to get it banned as it is so cruel). Perhaps that is what this guy was doing?