SAVE DRUG BUST BEARS, ONLINE PETITION PLEADS

An online petition has been created to help 10 tame black bears whose
future is uncertain after being found at a marijuana grow-op in
Christina Lake.

The bears were discovered on July 30, when Mounties raided the remote
property near the summer tourist town in the southern B.C. interior.
Officers were at first fearful when they spotted the bears, but soon
realized the bruins were being fed by the property owners and officers
were not an immediate risk. Police allege they subsequently found at
least 1,000 marijuana plants on the property.

The provincial environment ministry has said if the animals can't
learn to find food in the wild, they'll have to be exterminated. That
led to the Save Bears Found in Drug Bust online petition that has
almost 800 signatures from people all around the world. The petition
asks that the bears be sent to a sanctuary.