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Originally Posted by djj
Again, all of this really has nothing to do with my original post. I don't care of the legality nor the procedures followed. I just wish they had tried replacing the dumpster before offing the bear.
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Because it would have found another dumpster to dive in. Most animal lovers that say do not shoot the animals because it is a violation of their rights, fail to realize that the following is fact:
If a wild animal becomes attached to human food and human scent and human sounds, it has lost is wild instincts and is a danger to the general public and will eventually get shot, removed or hit by a car or maul a kid or any number of other things that you can think of.
Allowing the bear access to the dumpster in the beginning was wrong and caused this situation in the first place, I have read your posts and I understand that this has been your feeling all along, that they should have replaced the dumpster after they noticed the bear entering it, but they did not, and this happens all the time, it does not make it right. Animals that are as bullheaded as bears will always find a way for an easy meal whether it is from the Bobhouse dumpster, or their neighbors feeders or the list goes on.
The reason fish and game is not responding to the phone calls is because this is not a new thing. It happens all the time, mostly it is a once and a while thing. It is equivilent to your neighbor calling the police everytime you go to the mail box. Most people do not realize that they should not call fish and game headquarters for a situation like this, but they should call the CO that is in charge of that sector of the state. Fish and Game has many more important things to do than to respond to a call from an animal lover to hear them jump up and down about how terrible these people are and what they are putting this bear through.
Do not let your views fuel your emotion toward this situation. Try writing them a nice friendly letter and ask them to upgrade their dumpster before this situation presents itself again, because it will. Coming on an open forum and saying that we should not patronize a business is not the way to handle it. Move on and try to prevent the next case from happening.
Life is like paddling a canoe down river. Concentrate on the rocks ahead not the rocks you have past.