Bear gave off no reasons for concern before trainer's death

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BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. - The grizzly bear that wrestled Will Ferrell's character in the recent film "Semi-Pro" seemed to obediently follow cues — which made its killing of its trainer with a bite to the neck all the more stunning.

Three experienced handlers were working with the grizzly Tuesday at the Predators in Action wild animal training center when the bear attacked Stephan Miller, 39, said San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Beavers.

Stephan Miller is the cousin of training center owner Randy Miller, she said.

Pepper spray was used to subdue and contain the bear, and there were no other injuries, Beavers said. Paramedics arriving shortly after the initial emergency call around 3 p.m. were unable to revive Stephan Miller.

The Department of Fish and Game investigated the incident, but will not decide whether the bear will be euthanized because the attack occurred outside its jurisdiction during a training session on facility grounds, department spokesman Harry Morse told the San Bernardino Sun Tuesday.

Morse speculated that the county animal care officials may decide the bear's fate. A call placed early Wednesday to the county's Animal Care and Control Program was not answered.

[whipitgood]

Eat Beavers? HAHAHAHA!

[Bassfire]

Pepper spray? Reminds me of this old joke....
The Forest Service has issued a BEAR WARNING in the national forests for this summer. They’re urging everyone to protect themselves by wearing bells and carrying pepper spray.

Campers should be alert for signs of fresh bear activity, and they should be able to tell the difference between Black Bear dung and Grizzy Bear dung.

Black Bear dung is rather small and round. Sometimes you can see fruit seeds and/or squirrel fur in it.

Grizzly Bear dung has bells in it, and smells like pepper spray!

[GnuHere]

LOLOL

I can see the teacher’s review:
“Buster the Bear seems to have trouble with impulsive behavior in the cafeteria. Other than that, he is a model student and has asked to visit the maimed lunch workers as a therapy bear.”

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I can’t determine from the story that the bear actually attacked the guy.

Apparently it was a single bite to the neck.

[I still care]

There’s a difference between a kumbayah tree hugger who thinks bears are “cute” and someone who has a job to do.

Training wild animals for the movies is a job. The good ones always understand it is dangerous. Like Rush says, paraphrased, a bear is a bear is a bear.

Prayers for his family.

[gracesdad]

“One less moonbat who thinks Nature is like it is in movies such as Happy Feet and Brother Bear.”

I SERIOUSLY doubt this guy thought that way.

[TheBattman]

were working with the grizzly Tuesday at the Predators in Action wild animal training center

I guess they got a good example of a predator in action!

[TheBattman]

Nahhh..... This was caused by global warming Climate Change. But since that is Bush's fault, I guess you were correct to begin with...

[TheBattman]

A typical male can weigh 45.4-90.8+ kilograms (100-200+ pounds), a typical female would weigh 45.4-72.6+ kilograms (100-160+ pounds).

Guinness Book of World Records recognizes a mastiff from England named Zorba as the heaviest dog in the world, at over 315lb (142.8 kg).[1] Zorba stood 37 inches (94 cm) at the shoulder and was 8 feet 3 inches (251 cm) from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. Zorba set this record in November 1989, when he was 8 years old, and about the size of a small donkey.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Bears can not be trusted! They are wild animals. This cute cuddly stuff will get more people killed.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Among mammals some biting is done for affection. When an animal is this big a little too rough playing could prove fatal to a human. Just a thought."

That was one of my first thoughts...Bear may have got a little frisky and was just being a little playful. In any case, wild animals are by definition....wild. Even if raised from cubs/pups/kits, etc. they're always going to be capable of completely unpredictable behavior.

[ZX12R]

Either that lady is from Lilliput, or that dog weighs 400 lbs.

[strongbow]

Quick not to self: In the food chain there are bears then underneath are other forms of food including man. Not diminishing the significance of human death but this bear did nothing to deserve euthanasia anymore than I would by eating a hamburger.

[gridlock]

You don’t name the steers...

[gridlock]

...”I think we are going to need a bigger car!”

[Grammy]

When I was a young girl a man brought a bear to an empty lot near our house and was giving rides on him. I remember riding him, being afraid, and noting that he had a muzzle. Now I wonder what my parents were thinking!!!!! The muzzle was fairly insubstantial, and he was just on a leash. I have no idea where the guy (and bear) came from or went.

[gridlock]

So, do you regret riding the bear? It sounds like great fun!

Probably not a Grizzly, I would imagine...

[tickmeister]

A dog can be trained specifically to protect a person and in some cases the potential gain is greater than the risk. Still, the risk is there. I would never trust a dog that I did not know well and that I could not overpower if need be. Many people do and that is why they get bit, mauled, and sometimes killed. Doesn’t mean I don’t love my dogs, but I never forget that they are animals.

This attitude also saves me a good deal of money sometimes. My dad once explained it to me this way. “It’s a dog. If it gets sick, shoot it and get another one.”

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Just as long as the OSHA-required signs are posted in plain sight...

[TonyInOhio]

Perhaps the bear read the reviews of “Semi-Pro” and became offended.