And the bears were murdered by humans due to this idiots fantasy...
SICK ALL AROUND
That's true. A wonderful animal that should have been left alone.
We had the same sort of thing happen (a few years ago) at an private animal park in southern Minnesota. A person got too damned close to the cage and a tiger bit the person. The person ignored a warning sign and stuck their hand or arm into the cage.
The tiger was not rabid but county officials decided the animal had to be put down.