Posted on 07/12/2010 10:53:55 AM PDT by matt1234
Anchorage Police are asking residents to take extra precautions around bears after a bizarre incident Thursday morning almost a triggered a bear attack in East Anchorage.
Officers say they responded to the 200 block of Yellow Leaf Circle just after 10 a.m. when neighbors called to report a woman was chasing a bear down an alley.
When they arrived, they learned that a black bear had jumped into Karan Nixon's fenced yard on the nearby Orange Leaf Circle, snatching her pet rabbit "George" with its teeth.
After hearing the rabbit screaming, the Nixon, who was wearing stockings, then chased the bear through several yards and down an alley.
However, the bear kept running, jumped over a fence and took off with George.
Neighbors say George was well known in the neighborhood because his back two legs were paralyzed, so his previous owner built him a two-wheeled cart to get around in. In addition, George was in training to become a therapy pet.
Neighbors also told police they were concerned for children and other pets in the Muldoon area because that particular bear had been causing problems recently in the neighborhood, getting into trash and people's yards.
Although Nixon was not hurt in this situation, Police say they'd like to remind all Anchorage residents to keep a close eye on their pets while bears are active, especially when they are near food.
If your neighborhood is having bear problems, you should call Anchorage Police at 786-8900.
They do and they also have a like sound that sounds like a dog bark.
My daughter had a pet rabbit named Charmin who used to follow her around the yard like a little dog & play hide & seek with her. When he found where she was hiding - he would do that little bark,
If they are raised from babies & have a lot of interaction with humans - they are very tame & very smart.
Although Nixon WAS NOT HURT in this situation
Nixon was the pet-owner. George was the bunny.
They certainly do when a fox nabs them.
I had never heard a rabbit make a noise until I saw that.
Wheeled Hasenpfeffer - it’s one of the bear necessitites, the simple bear necessities of life!
OOOPs!! Boy, did I goof!!! Thanks for pointing that out. I feel like I need remedial reading now!!!
Yes and they growl.
Yes and they growl.
You see a bunny with a sulky cart attachment. Smokey sees a meal on wheels. Sad but true.
My Labrador ate the prosciutto I was planning on having for an appetizer last evening. Turned my back for 30 seconds, he took it right off the counter. Left the melon totally unmolested.
If I read correctly, Nixon was the owner’s last name.
YOU did read it right - I apologize for being the one that goofed!
YOU did read it right - I apologize for being the one that goofed!
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No problem—it happens. It would have been nice had he managed to get away. Guess not much hope when you are a disabled bunny in the mouth of a bear.
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I hope nobody tells jokes, or even SMILES when reading this story. It is a very serious and sad story. Especially for George.
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Seems likes jokes were told. Smiles were formed. I think George would have wanted it this way.
My jack russell killed a woodchuck this morning and we’re both very proud.
A woodchuck is big game to a dog the size of a Jack Russell. I was going to chase the rodent off before the dog got hurt but it was over before the chuck knew what hit him.
I don’t know what I would do in that situation if a pet of mine was involved, but chasing down a hungry bear doesn’t seem like a bright idea to me.
That bear market is worth watching especially with an angry woman hot on its trail!
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