[jazusamo]

This first pic kinda says it all!

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

A photo submitted in the trial of Karen Noyes, who was found

guilty of harassing wildlife, shows bears in the backyard of her home.

 

 

 

Karen Noyes feeding a bear. A jury found the Yachats woman

guilty of chasing and harassing wildlife.

 

 

 

[jazusamo]

Bear herd Ping!

[SIDENET]

"Thankz fur the graips"

-Berr

[DieHard the Hunter]

I bet she wears Birkenstocks.

[PowderMonkey]

A fed bear is a dead bear. Keep messing with wild animals, lady and one day...

[KarlInOhio]

Hey, bear, everyone knows that the thick, pink horizontal stem is the tastiest part of the grapes.

[wrhssaxensemble]

So she is clearly crazy but does anyone else have a problem with the fact that “chasing and harassing wildlife” is apparently a criminal offense?

My younger brother when he was really little used to ducks... should he be send to juvie now?

[the_devils_advocate_666]

I think this pic says a lot, too.

[Cyber Liberty]

... the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife responded to a call from Noyes and found pictures in her house of her feeding the bears.

She called DFW on herself?

[oh8eleven]

"Bears are just misunderstood. They're friendly ... really."

[wbill]

They should let her keep feeding the bears. The problem will resolve itself, likely sooner rather than later.

Much, much sooner, if she keeps feeding them out of her hand.

Geez, people are dumb.

[Flycatcher]

Just wow. Such childlike simplicity this woman manifests. I don't think she understands -- or even can understand -- that her acts of "kindness" will almost certainly lead to the deaths of some of these bears.

I almost feel sorry for this woman, but I sometimes see this sort of behavior in other older women. They seem to have a very powerful maternal instinct, and if it can't find an appropriate outlet, they turn to nurturing animals. But nurturing poodles or stray cats is one thing.

But bears? Sheesh...

Thanks for the pings, Jaz!