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Stupid Ice-Skating Bears!

russian-bearApparently a bear which had been trained to skate on the ice for the amusement of the Russian circus-going public has mauled and killed its manager (trainer).

Ungrateful bear! The guy took you in and gave you ice-skates; what more do you want?!

The bear, who had skates on at the time, severely mauled another circus worker who tried to rescue the manager.

Kyrgyz police shot and killed the bear when they arrived on the scene. It is not clear what caused the attack. (BBC)

I’m going to postulate that maybe the bear really didn’t feel like ice-skating, and after his repeated growls of discontent went unheeded, he took matters into his own hands. But I could be wrong, I’ve never met a Russian bear; for all I know, they might really enjoy ice-skating, just like our dogs here in the U.S. that really enjoy getting manicures (or is it pedicures) and eating designer doggie cookies.
Hopefully the Russian circuses will pick less dangerous animals like a great white or a T-Rex.

14 Comments to Stupid Ice-Skating Bears!

  1. Bob on The Sarcasmist Bob
    October 23, 2009 at 1:17 pm |

    hahahaha…Russians are the cwaziest people.

    • Malishka on The Sarcasmist Malishka
      October 23, 2009 at 3:00 pm |

      Yep we are crazy people, and too bad many don’t get us. What can i say crazy just runs in our blood!

  2. October 23, 2009 at 1:32 pm |

    yeah, I’m guessing it just was no longer entertaining.

  3. Subin on The Sarcasmist Subin
    October 23, 2009 at 2:02 pm |

    hey it probably was a US undercover agent…………. ;)

  4. VeLiKi on The Sarcasmist VeLiKi
    October 23, 2009 at 2:26 pm |

    poor bear..

  5. gymkid on The Sarcasmist gymkid
    October 23, 2009 at 2:53 pm |

    and thats why bears and ice should not be combined with skating….lol

  6. WK Jacobs on The Sarcasmist WK Jacobs
    October 23, 2009 at 3:34 pm |

    Maybe that should be peticures.

    • Angela della Muerta on The Sarcasmist Angela della Muerta
      October 24, 2009 at 5:38 am |

      *groans*

  7. The Evil Bunny of DOOM on The Sarcasmist The Evil Bunny of DOOM
    October 23, 2009 at 3:41 pm |

    I wonder if he used the ice-skates as weapons as well, two kicks, wham! fillet-o-manager lol

  8. Dano on The Sarcasmist Dano
    October 23, 2009 at 4:29 pm |

    …and then the bear hit Nancy Kerrigan in the shins with a stick.

  9. Bubbbles on The Sarcasmist Bubbbles
    October 23, 2009 at 9:38 pm |

    Come on..when you work with wile animals what do you expect..bears and ice skates..maul worthy.

  10. Bubbbles on The Sarcasmist Bubbbles
    October 23, 2009 at 9:39 pm |

    Wild animals..sorry