Berlin Gripped by Fate of Polar Bear Cub Knut

Reuters ^ | March 20, 2007

[Cecily]

Guten tag, ya'll! Wie gehts?

[Rodney King]

It's amazing that the left thinks that animals should be killed rather than live alternative lifestyles. Perhaps we should turn the argument around on them.

[John D]

PETA at its best.

[GSlob]

That's OK. If sufficiently humanized, one day he might stand for Chancellor. Indeed, I envision preciously few debate or election opponents.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

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[crazyhorse691]

"Hand-rearing a polar bear is not appropriate and is a serious violation of animal rights,"

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Only if the bear is full grown and snacks on neighborhood kids(i was going to say kittens, but, then that would have relaunched the dog vs. cat wars)

[Condor 63]

Berlin Zoo said the animal would not be put down or left to fend for itself: "That's complete nonsense," a spokesman said.

Well said I might add.

[LibKill]

Who could wish that little bundle of fuzz harm?

Of course when he gets bigger, NASTY BIG POINTY TEETH! hehe.

[Seruzawa]

Ask the bear. I'll bet he'd opt to get fed every day of the year by his handler rather than have to go forage in the Arctic.

[El Gato]

Some animal rights campaigners think this will humanize the bear too much and want the zoo to stop saving young animals.

"Hand-rearing a polar bear is not appropriate and is a serious violation of animal rights,"

It's completely appropriate for a bear that is going to live out its life in a zoo, in close proximity to humans. Sure, if it were going to be released into the wild, then too much familiarity with humans might not be such a "Good Thing".

Bunch of Kool-Aid drinkers who would rather let an animal die of starvation than "humanize" it. After all humans are the embodiment of evil in their reckoning, so it's surprising they'd feel this way. Sick, but not surprising.

[Sax]

An animal with no wilderness skills and rejected by it's own kind. How is this animal not the perfect fit for a zoo environment?

Animal rights people are irrelevant nut jobs.

[bnelson44]

Black bears look at humans and figure if they follow them they will find food

Grizzly bears look at humans and worry about defense

Polar bears look at humans and see lunch!

[Farmer Dean]

Ohh yea,I think that you have hit upon a great idea.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

It is unbearably cute.

[Cecily]

Knut says, "Ich bin ein Berliner."

[bd476]

Rodney King wrote: "It's amazing that the left thinks that animals should be killed rather than live alternative lifestyles. Perhaps we should turn the argument around on them."

Oh great, you owe me a new keyboard and you made me laugh on a serious thread. :-)

[dennisw]

[Menehune56]

Well said!

[GSlob]

There was a bunch of youtube videos on that bear cub. Here it is more or less newborn, or soon after. Per recent info, it's about 20 pounds, and that's how it looked in some of these videos.