A Big burden to Bear
What should be done with “Hank the Tank” he has caused “extensive property damage” to 33 residences and is responsible for at least 152 incident reports in the area? He has learned to use that size and strength to break into a number of occupied residences, bursting through the garage door or front door. It’s pretty frightening. A lot of these calls are emergency calls… people are fearful for their safety. This bear has been hazed and chased off a million times, but keeps returning. The problem is it seems to do little good. Previous trapping efforts, which tend to yield more success for the department in the wooded settings where it usually operates, have proven futile in the residential areas where the bear has become acclimated. The traps were also repeatedly vandalized by some residents, leaving officials with no choice but to reassess their strategy. “You relocate a bear like this, you relocate a problem to another community,” he said. “You relocate it to the wilderness, and they starve because they’re not used to hunting for food. They die a slow, agonizing death.” “He’s a well-known local,” a spokesperson for the Bear League, a Tahoe-based nonprofit that advocates for the animals, told CBS. “We don’t want anybody to get hurt. We don’t want the bear to die either. It’s how the community feels. They don’t want bears to pay the price for human ignorance.” The Bear League said it’s still waiting to hear back from Fish and Wildlife about a possible sanctuary move.
Free lunch is a joke
Family at a restaurant after the meal: The kids left food on their plates so dad asked the waiter if they could take the leftovers for their dog.
The kids: “Hooray! We are getting a dog!”
I hope when I inevitably choke to death on gummy bears people just say I was killed by bears and leave it at that.
A vegan yelled at me, “People who sell meat are gross!”
I said, “People who sell fruits and vegetables are grocer.”
Pavlov walks into a bar. The phone rings, and he says, “Damn, I forgot to feed the dog.”
February 22nd Birthdays
1951 – Julie Walters, 1975 – Drew Barrymore, 1971 – Lisa Fernandez, 1992 – Natasha Cloud
1950 – Julius Irving, 1996 – Michael Johnston, 1986 – Zack Roerig, 1732 – George Washington