It Took This Man In China Two Whole Years To Realise He Had Been Raising A Bear And Not A Dog
Chinese man raised a baby bear for two years thinking it was a dog. Asian black bears are a second-level protected species in China. Only people with approval from the forest authority are allowed to keep them.
This Chinese man actually raised a baby bear for two years thinking it was a dog! No, seriously.
According to South China Morning Post, the owner, who was identified only by his surname Yang, was quoted as saying he found a ¡°doglike animal¡± in April 2015 while he was foraging for mushrooms in the mountains near his home.
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He took it home and raised and it was already too late before it grew up to be a massive Asian bear.
Reports state that the animal has now been handed over to a local animal welfare.
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Asian black bears are a second-level protected species in China, and only people with approval from the forest authority are allowed to keep them. Anyone without the correct paperwork, has to pay a hefty fine.