Come on, Argentina. Isn’t it a little bit embarrassing
and gross that you are holding a 29 year old polar bear captive in 100°F
weather in your zoo? I thought the polar bear in the San Diego zoo had it bad.
Over 237,000 people have already signed a petition to have Arturo
sent to the Polar Bear Conservation Center in Canada. Motherland basically. But get this, the
director of the Argentinian zoo actually said that it would be “unsafe” to move
him in his old age. Come again? Unsafe?
Really? Are you truly concerned about the safety of Arturo? Suddenly, I feel like
I’m missing something. Two years ago, didn’t Arturo’s cage buddy die in that
same cramped, concrete enclosure? And now Arturo is all alone and expressing
signs of loneliness and distress / living in unsafe conditions. If you want to
keep him safe, build him a safe environment, give him what he needs or let the
experts in the Arctic take it from here and save you from even more
embarrassment. Maybe you don’t have a concept of what polar bears are, but crying out loud, just
say “Thank you Canada” and let our bear buddy go. He’ll have a better life.
Over and out.
Britt
Arturo, dubbed World's Saddest Animal {via Yahoo News}
