Mother bear kills cub and then itself

[olds]

I am not buying this. But...

The Chinese media has reported on an extraordinary account of a mother bear saving her cub from a life of torture by strangling it and then killing itself.

The bears were kept in a farm located in a remote area in the North-West of China. The bears on the farm had their gall bladders milked daily for 'bear bile,' which is used as a remedy in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20110805-292947.html

 

[SAWYER]

 

[zanejohnson]

🙁

 

[olds]

Thanks. I am stealing that.

 

[SAWYER]

Another good one

 

[coldmeat]

As soon as I read "The Chinese media" I called bullshit

 

[CFP]

Sort of like the American media.

EDIT: Just in a different way.

 

[0roo0roo]

supposedly polar bears sometimes eat their cubs if they thinkn their sick, so it doens't take much for momma bear to go psycho i guess.

 

[Eli]

So, how does a bear kill itself?

Hold its breath?
Beat its head against something?
Stop eating/drinking?

:hmm:

 

[Spikesoldier]

poor bears, saw a documentary on this. these bears that are milked for their gall bladder fluid are placed into these small cages and truly are subject to a life of torture.

 

[weflyhigh]

uh oh

Cathy chose to stop breathing, something dolphins are physiologically capable of, and he believes it was an intentional act brought on by her captivity.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vicky-collins/can-dolphins-commit-suici_b_592856.html

 

[RocksteadyDotNet]

What the fuck is wrong with the Chinese?

This is some sick shit to do to an animal.

 

[CFP]

Yes, fuck all of the Chinese.!!

 

[DCal430]

Such as sad story, and shows just how intelligent these and many other animals we humans subjugate are. This really is modern day slavery. I really need to become a vegan.

 

[RocksteadyDotNet]

Yes, fuck all of the Chinese.!!

It's indicative of a backwards culture.

 

[Udgnim]

apparently bile farming involves getting the bile from what is essentially an open wound that will never be closed

I really hate cultural quirks sometimes

 

[Lithium381]

smarter than the average bear? killed boo-boo and then yogi went emo

 

[Printer Bandit]

..

 

[pcgeek11]

supposedly polar bears sometimes eat their cubs if they thinkn their sick, so it doens't take much for momma bear to go psycho i guess.

Lots of mammals eat their young if they are defective... Dogs and cats included... I don't think the bear killed the cub then committed suicide, that is just stupid.

 

[CFP]

It's indicative of a backwards culture.

Yeah! All the Chinese are so backward!

 

[ghost recon88]

Yeah! All the Chinese are so backward!

QFT! Maybe if they'd open their eyes :hmm:

 

[Wyndru]

I hate reading shit like this, why do I keep clicking on these stories.

 

[PokerGuy]

WTF is wrong with those people to do something like that to animals?