Grizzly bear kills man at Southern California training site

The Associated Press ^ | 4-22-2008

[george76]

A grizzly bear that appeared in a recent Will Ferrell movie killed a 39-year-old trainer with a bite to his neck Tuesday ...

Three experienced handlers ...Rocky is 7 1/2 feet tall, weighs 700 pounds ...

Randy Miller also said, "If one of these animals gets a hold of your throat, you're finished,"...

"You can train them and use as many safety precautions as you can, but you're still taking a chance if you're putting yourself in contact with them," Richards said. "It's still a wild animal.

Even though it may appear that the bear attacked for no reason, there was a reason.

[catbertz]

Ouch.

[nothingnew]

I'm sure Randy understands why it happened. They're not cold-blooded killers."

Right. OK then.

FMCDH(BITS)

[Slump Tester]

"The center's staff used pepper spray to subdue and contain the bear and there were no other injuries, she said."

Why didn't they just shoot the damn thing? If it's dead it can't kill anyone else.

[Inyo-Mono]

Randy Miller has 25 years of experience training animals and his facility has had a perfect safety record, according to the Web site.

[SeaHawkFan]

"I'm sure Randy understands why it happened. They're not cold-blooded killers."

He right; they aren't cold-blooded killers. They're warm-blooded killers. Thought everyone knew that.

[Antonello]

Why didn't they just shoot the damn thing? If it's dead it can't kill anyone else.

Because it is very valuable property. You don't knock down a building just because someone falls off the roof, even if that is the surest way to keep anyone else from falling.

[Jeff Chandler]

Rocky is 7 1/2 feet tall, weighs 700 pounds ...

In related news, it's been reported that the Phoenix Suns have contacted Rocky's agent...

[Jeff Chandler]

his facility has had a perfect safety record

Hey, everybody has a bad day once in a while.

[wardaddy]

They're not cold-blooded killers

they are just killers period....they do it for food or for the hell of it.....like Idi Amin or Dahmer

if they feel nice that day or year or lifetime, they let you live and hang out...a bad day and they bite your neck off.

it's not personal, it just is

[miliantnutcase]

It’s a freakin bear! Bears kill stuff. That’s what God designed them to do.

[hosepipe]

There are no Old Grizzly Bear tamers..
You cannot tame a "Griz" for longer than a couple of minutes..

[AlmaKing]

Fhrst thing that came to my mind was Shaq vs Rocky...

[I still care]

“They’re not cold-blooded killers.”

Of course they are. That’s the essence of being an animal.

I have two akita mixes, brothers. They got in a fight over a toy one day, and #1 tore the top of the other’s scalp off. The vet sewed it together with many stitches but #2 now has a face lift. No wrinkles anymore.

It cost several weeks pay to fix it, and five minutes after they are playing like nothing happened. It’s nothing personal. You took my toy, and I’ll bite your head off.

And these are not even bears, they are dogs.

[trumandogz]

I was thinking Jerry Jones would sign Rocky to play Defensive Line for the Cowboys.

[Nailbiter]

ping

[dragnet2]

I guess you missed this part where he stated:

"You can train them and use as many safety precautions as you can, but you're still taking a chance if you're putting yourself in contact with them, Richards said".

[Pajama Blogger]

Some days you eat the bear. Some days...........

[Mercat]

our dog is an australian cattle dog - part dingo. he clearly has that wild side and we recognized that we had to make him totally submissive to us or he would eat our granddaughter. seriously. so now he’s totally submissive to her - she’s 7 and a great pack leader. Bears are not pack animals.

[Pylon]

Hold muah bear