© RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich
A bear kept in captivity in a recreation center in the Rostov Region attacked a five-year-old girl, biting off her hand. The girl is being treated in hospital, while
her mother blames the center's owner for not having fed the animal.
On June 24, the girl was helping her mother, who worked at the recreation center in the Rostov Region in southern Russia as a cleaner. The child went up to the bear, which was kept in a cage surrounded by a mesh wire. It had an opening large enough to approach the animal's cage, the regional investigative committee reported.
The mother heard the girl screaming and rushed to help. She literally had to tear off her daughter's hand which was caught in the bear's chops. She then applied a tourniquet and with the help of one of the center's visitors took the child to hospital, she told the LifeNews channel.
The woman believes the bear was hungry. "
When full, an animal would never touch a child," she said.
The recreation center owner blames the girl's mother.
Comment: Symbolic? The Russian media and public are pushing for military intervention to protect Russians living in SE Ukraine. Regardless, these animals should not be kept in captivity for the entertainment of humans; they should be in the wild. See: Zoos drive animals crazy