Bastards! What a bunch of goddamn stupid fuckers Florida Fish and Wildlife are. I'm so pissed off right now I'm spitting bullets. I suppose if it were endangered they'd care for it.


Injured black bear back to the wild despite broken legs, open wound
By Mike Clary | South Florida Sun Sentinel
3:16 PM EST, February 5, 2009


MIAMI - A black bear struck by a car on the Florida Turnpike two days ago was to be returned to the wild and released this afternoon despite having two broken legs and a large open wound in its rear flank.

The decision to truck the young, 200-pound male to Picayune Strand in Big Cypress National Preserve was made by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials after the animal was examined by a veterinary surgeon in Miami.

"Our policy is to let it recover on its own," said wildlife commission spokesman Jorge Pino. "Even with two fractures. We did what we could do. Now it's time for it to fend for itself."

Indeed, wildlife commission officials concede that under existing policy, the bear should not have been taken to a wildlife sanctuary after it was struck about 10 p.m. Tuesday on the turnpike near U.S. 27. The bear had been spotted earlier that day eating grain left for cattle in a field nearby, according to Lt. Pat Reynolds, a wildlife officer.


After a motorist reported hitting the animal, Reynolds made the call to capture the bear and take it to Everglades Outpost Wildlife Rescue in Homestead.

Reynolds said the animal was only the second black bear to be seen in Miami-Dade County in about 30 years.

Once found throughout Florida, black bears now inhabit six core areas in Florida, including Big Cypress National Preserve. The state population is estimated at about 3,000.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/bre...0,3111542.story


And the poll after the article concurs with me.

Should it have been taken to a wildlife sanctuary?
Wildlife commission officials said that under existing policy, the black bear that was hit by a car should not have been taken to a wildlife sanctuary. "Our policy is to let it recover on its own," said wildlife commission spokesman Jorge Pino.
What do you think of this policy?

The policy is inhumane and should be changed (63 responses)

79.7%

The policy may seem harsh, but it's in the best interest of people and animals (9 responses)

11.4%

It's a good policy, not cruel at all (7 responses)

8.9%

79 total responses (Results not scientific)

"Should the animal been put out of it's misery and turned into a rug."..........

My choice.

In this case I would have preferred they euthanized it. It is incredibly cruel to release a seriously injured and dehabilitated animal to fend for itself, due to "policy". It was hit by a car, not exactly something it would encounter in the woods, where it fends for itself. It was captured and transported to at a vet, so why not treat the animal? No, load it back up on a truck to dump it. I wish FF&W was never called. They're worthless bags of shit.