Russian circus bear kills manager

animals fighting back | 27.10.2009 15:05 | Animal Liberation | World

An ice-skating bear with a touring Russian circus has killed a circus manager and seriously injured a trainer in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek.

Kyrgyz officials said the bear turned on the manager, 25-year-old Dmitry Potapov, during a rehearsal.

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.

The five-year-old bear attacked Mr Potapov, dragging him across the ice and leaving him with fatal injuries.

A 29-year-old circus employee who tried to rescue Mr Potapov was badly injured and is in a critical condition, said Kyrgyz doctor Gulnara Tashibekova.

The director of the circus arena in Bishkek said Russian circus workers dragged the two men away from the bear and closed the arena's exits until the police arrived.

Bears on ice are common in Russian circuses. Some are equipped with helmets and sticks and trained to play hockey.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8320849.stm

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I hope the bear gets a well attended funeral march!

27.10.2009 15:25

RIP

Another comrade gunned down by the filth

Awful story....

27.10.2009 15:46

....that the bear died. This story really made me laugh until I read the bear died.

Ruby

Good

27.10.2009 15:56

What do you fucking expect when you confine an animal and force it into performing to satisfy sick humans?

A lesson to Mr Lacey perhaps. One day one of your animals is going to get revenge, and when it does... I for one shall not shed any tears for you. What comes around, goes around as they.

Fuck the circus

An irony

27.10.2009 16:39

When an animal defends themself using violence, even murder, they are congratulated. When a human defends another animal using violence, they are commonly criticised.

@nti-speciesist

NVA

27.10.2009 17:11

I guess this poor Bear had not been to any non-violent direct action training weekends.
So sad that once this bear had served justice, It was killed by pigs but not of the animal type.

Winnie The Pooh
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God is an iron

28.10.2009 00:31

There is an ever increasing potential number of cruel circus managers and an ever decreasing number of bears to be mistreated.
If anyone killed such a circus manager, and his audience and sponsors, and I was on a jury, I'd happily vote to convict you of a 'Breach of the Peace' or vandalism charge.

Danny

There is no god

28.10.2009 08:28

What does a circus bear have to do with "god"??

anon

"If a felon is someone who commits a felon, then God is an iron"

28.10.2009 11:56

The sick irony of this crime against nature is that the Russians, who have no animal cruelty laws, allow even the bear, their national symbol, to be abused like this. It is the equivalent of an american entertainer plucking a living Bald Eagle on stage to make a joke about baldness.

Danny