Woman Mauled by Pet Bear

Here's another stupid story. A woman, whose husband deals exotic animals (on an expired license) was killed by a bear.

"A woman was mauled to death by a captive 160-kilogramme black bear in front of her children as she cleaned the animal's cage, officials said Monday...Walz went into the bear's 4.5 metre by 4.5 metre steel and concrete cage about 5 pm Sunday, (local time).

Walz threw a shovelful of dog food to one side of the cage to distract the bear while she cleaned the other side, Conway said.

At some point the bear turned on her and attacked.

Her children and the neighbour's children saw the attack and summoned help, and the neighbour shot and killed the bear while it was on top of Walz, Conway said.

"Why this woman chose to go in the same area that the bear was in is beyond me. It's a fatal mistake," he said."These things are not tame animals, they're wild animals."

Owners of wild animals typically have a two-section cage, allowing them to isolate the animal behind a locked gate while they clean the other part, Conway said.

Michael Walz's license to keep and sell exotic animals expired in June 2008, Conway said."

I think it is so dumb how people keep wild animals captive and are shocked when things go bad. I cant imagine what kind of people would even want a bear as a pet...