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A male bear that had grown accustomed to eating human food was tracked and put down on Tuesday by wildlife management officials after it was caught on camera ransacking a Colorado Springs home for six hours.

Homeowner Chris O’Dubhraic was sleeping during the nighttime invasion which was captured on his home security cameras.

It was seen in O’Dubhraic’s kitchen, standing on its hind legs, prying the refrigerator door open and going to town on its contents. It then moves on to the pantry and kitchen drawers. O’Dubrhaic said the bear even tore out the kitchen trash compactor.

In previous encounters, the bear had been spotted eating ice cream and M&Ms that it had swiped from another home.

“This bear was so fat from eating human food it couldn’t climb a tree,” Vogrin told the Gazette. “So it made a bed under a tree.”

Sadly...the fat bear was put down

R.I.P Fat Bear

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[5taquitos]

Yo why'd you have to end the post like that

😫

 

[RinsFury]

Why'd they have to put the poor bear down? Fuck

 

[itchy. tasty]

smarter than the average bea.... oh, never mind.

RIP bear.

 

[Nekofrog]

Why the fuck would they kill him. Give him a blunt

 

[SpaceWolf]

He should have just stuck to the bear necessities.

 

[con-ca-te-nate]

 

[Montresor]

This part made me laugh my butt off:

"This bear was so fat from eating human food it couldn't climb a tree."

 

[Dynomutt]

Why'd they have to put the poor bear down? Fuck

I think they said it became accustomed to human food. Might be dangerous if it continually wandered into human area's. Imagine walking in on him. Not fun.

 

[MMarston]

Wow



They finally caught Yogi.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Why'd they have to put the poor bear down? Fuck

Vogrin added that according to interviews with neighbours, the bear had been spotted rummaging through trash cans up to four years ago. He believes the home invasion and subsequent euthanizing of the bear could have been avoided if they were alerted of the bear’s behaviour back then.

“We could have scared it back in the woods and taught it that humans are to be feared and homes avoided,” he said. “Instead it learned humans are not to be feared and homes are a source of food.”

I can understand the position. If it's learned that it can just break into people's houses and ransack them it would only be a matter of time before it led to a fatal encounter.

 

[Yoshi]

Why did they kill fat bear ?

 

[commedieu]

Slept through a bear ransacking your kitchen.

L. what's the point of all this security... if a literal bear can break in and eat your lunch.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

He just wanted picanic baskets

 

[Haly]

I feel bad for the bear they should've just hooked it up with some leftovers from restaurants...

 

[Poppy]

good marketing opportunity, "[brand] is so tasty, bears will get themselves killed to eat it"

 

[Walter White Walker]

Why'd they have to put the poor bear down? Fuck

Because you can't have a bear going around thinking it's ok to break into people's homes. It sucks but when a dangerous animal isn't scared of or at least avoids humans the authorities are going to put it down if possible.

 

[RinsFury]

I think they said it became accustomed to human food. Might be dangerous if it continually wandered into human area's. Imagine walking in on him. Not fun.

Couldn't they just tranq it and drop it off in the wilderness hundreds of miles away?

 

[Nepenthe]

Wild predators that are too used to human contact constitute a public safety concern, hence why poor Yogi was put down. It would've been nicer to probably see him in a proper wildlife cener or something, but these places also tend to not have a lot of room.

So yeah, don't feed the bears.

 

[TankRizzo]

Good bear friday

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Couldn't they just tranq it and drop it off in the wilderness hundreds of miles away?

He would have walked 500 miles, and he would walk 500 more just to be the bear who walked 500 miles to open your fridge door

Wild predators that are too used to human contact constitute a public safety concern, hence why poor Yogi was put down. It would've been nicer to probably see him in a proper wildlife cener or something, but these places also tend to not have a lot of room.

So yeah, don't feed the bears.

Bring him to the zoo or circus and feed him burgers.

 

[mclem]

"Oh, but when Goldilocks does it to us, it's a cutely amusing kids' story"

 

[UberTag]

 

[.JayZii]

Couldn't they just tranq it and drop it off in the wilderness hundreds of miles away?

Wildlife centers were probably full and it would have just made its way back to people's houses if it were dropped off in the wilderness somewhere. Clearing out people's kitchens is way easier than hunting, especially for an obese bear. You can't just have bears that are known to break into people's houses wandering towns freely.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

A fed bear is a dead bear.

If you like them, don't feed them.

 

[Van Bur3n]

"Now where do they keep that potato salad?"

 

[F0rneus]

Didn't expect that they would kill it . Rest in peace fat bear.

 

[Poppy]

not that this is specifically the situation that calls for this reminder but please dont feed or otherwise mess with wild animals, people. they aren't pets

 

[Akuun]

Poor bear. Not its fault at all.

At least it got one hell of a last meal, I guess.

 

[1044]

Why'd they have to put the poor bear down? Fuck

Are you serious? It became accustomed to getting in close proximity with humans, even seeking out homes. It clearly had no fear of approaching the home or smelling humans. Once it gets used to that, it becomes a huge danger for everyone.

What if someone was in the kitchen when the bear came in? Would the bear run away or attack?

Maybe they could have taken the bear to a zoo or animal sanctuary, but it's clear that this animal was unfit for the wild now.

 

[ahoyhoy]

Rip thiccboi

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

In previous encounters, the bear had been spotted eating ice cream and M&Ms that it had swiped from another home.

“This bear was so fat from eating human food it couldn’t climb a tree,” Vogrin told the Gazette. “So it made a bed under a tree.”

Truly the most American bear.

 

[RinsFury]

I hear the arguments about why they did what they did, but still makes me sad that the bear ended up with a bullet in his head just for grabbing a late night snack. RIP bear.

 

[sixteen-bit]

A fed bear is a dead bear.

If you like them, don't feed them.

If Yogi were real he'd be hella dead

 

[Neuromancer]

That bear is in bear heaven right now, gorging itself on all of the nummiest treats. =(

 

[Dusk Golem]

I understand why they put it down too, but I admit this one makes me really sad with the others. I'm just imagining this bear entering the home, being happy he found a delicious supply of food and gouging down not knowing of course that this is wrong in our society but just enjoying the meal, being real happy and full and then being killed for it.

It's saddening, but I do understand the reverse side of this is this could go a lot worse if the bear continued doing this as it likely would as it was learning that this is a good way to get delicious food, which could of lead to some real tragedies down the line.

 

[itwasTuesday]

Such a terrible burden to bear.

 

[Instro]

He would have walked 500 miles, and he would walk 500 more just to be the bear who walked 500 miles to open your fridge door

Dadadada dadadada dadadada dadadada

 

[Patrick S.]

Holy crap, what "human food" had made him so fat? It's unnerving to see what "human food" does to the body of what is normally a lean, mean, athletic predator.

 

[Thoraxes]

Sorry guys.

 

[Megalosaro]

Holy crap, what "human food" had made him so fat? It's unnerving to see what "human food" does to the body of what is normally a lean, mean, athletic predator.

Bears are known for being fatasses.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Holy crap, what "human food" had made him so fat? It's unnerving to see what "human food" does to the body of what is normally a lean, mean, athletic predator.

It's not just the type of food, but the amount the bear was consuming. Same is true for humans. You can eat plenty of junk and be pretty lean, you just have to limit consumption/calories.

 

[soldat7]

I can understand the position. If it's learned that it can just break into people's houses and ransack them it would only be a matter of time before it led to a fatal encounter.

Then put him in a zoo? I see no reason to "euthanize" him.

 

[Dusk Golem]

Holy crap, what "human food" had made him so fat? It's unnerving to see what "human food" does to the body of what is normally a lean, mean, athletic predator.

I mean, keep in mind this bear was literally eating all of the food he could find in the kitchen, ate everything out of the fridge, the pantries, the garbage, etc.

 

[ChubbyHuggs]

He would have walked 500 miles, and he would walk 500 more just to be the bear who walked 500 miles to open your fridge door

Damn it... Totally got me. Sucks that the bear was put down, but it totally sounds like he was going to keep invading homes and pantries.

 

[Patrick S.]

It's not just the type of food, but the amount the bear was consuming. Same is true for humans. You can eat plenty of junk and be pretty lean, you just have to limit consumption/calories.

I wonder about the amount of food he was able to get out of people's trashcans. My "bio" trashcan usually is filled with eggshells, some chicken bones, scraps of salad, coffee filters... stuff like that. Nothing that could feed a bear, let alone make it fat.

 

[adamsapple]

Why did they kill fat bear ?

Because it was smarter than the average bear.

 

[psyfi]

why bear die

 

[Patrick S.]

I mean, keep in mind this bear was literally eating all of the food he could find in the kitchen, ate everything out of the fridge, the pantries, the garbage, etc.

Was it known how many food runs into people's homes this particular bear had managed to make?

 

[Fenderputty]

It's not just the type of food, but the amount the bear was consuming. Same is true for humans. You can eat plenty of junk and be pretty lean, you just have to limit consumption/calories.

To top it off, the bear is no longer working for his food and expending energy to get it.