Grizzly bear. © Arrr!
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What’s a respectable Ukrainian bar-goer to do once he’s drunk himself into oblivion and forced ungodly amounts of vodka on every other human in site? Begin forcing vodka on domesticated bears, of course. For some reason, though, there are some people who see something wrong with this. From NBC Philadelphia:
The practice dates back to the Russian Empire, when bears were caught, tamed and used for entertainment. But critics are horrified to see tipsy restaurant patrons paying to watch the beasts chug alcohol…In all, as many as 80 bears could be subject to such treatment. Officials plan to build a wildlife sanctuary for them.
No word yet on whether the sanctuary will have an on-site 12-step program.