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TMZ Sports11/17/2009 6:10 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
Skating with the Bears

This is why bears attack people.

Skating bear

The Russian Ice Circus has gone against the laws of nature and put skates on a bear and trained him to play hockey.

There's gonna be a face-off ... and it ain't gonna involve a puck.

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Seacrest is a Shorty:  817 days ago

Not funny, not cool, not really kind to the poor bears. You couldn't do it in the USA, thank goodness.

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RonBurgundy:  817 days ago

The Boston Bruins should consider signing him to a long term deal.

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elleoc:  817 days ago

If that's a real bear, it is really disturbing, inhumane, and just not right.

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Amy:  817 days ago

Animal abuse isn't cute or humorous.

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chuck:  817 days ago

That is really messed up

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S:  817 days ago

This is cruel. Those skates must be uncomfortable for the poor bear, and God knows what kind of treatment it endured to be trained/forced to perform such stupid tricks.

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MJ stole the song:  817 days ago

you are sick tmz. this is disgusting and shameful

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Mariah:  817 days ago

Jesus H! Please tell me that is a joke! That is worse than what circus animals have to go through. And let me guess, if the bear breaks a leg, they will allow it to heal properly, right? Uh-huh. Sick and wrong...

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aurelie:  817 days ago

oh and they also trained it to squeeze its paws into womens ice skates? sooo messed up ;)))

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Tasha:  817 days ago

SMH!! SO wRONG! Stupid people!!

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Jenuine:  817 days ago

SAD and we shouldn't promote the idiot Russian Ice Circus. They should take off his harness...see how the bear really feels about it.

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MJ stole the song:  817 days ago

The ice-skating bear with the Russian circus turned on its trainers on Wednesday, killing the circus director and seriously wounding another man during a rehearsal.The director of the arena said workers with the visiting Russian troupe managed to drag the two men away from the bear and closed the exits until rescue workers arrived.Police shot the bear dead. DISGUSTING OFFENSIVE SHAME ON TMZ

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blues fan:  817 days ago

Yes, it IS cruel and inhumane -- lots of systematic abuse goes into making a wild animal do such unnatural things for our so-called amusement. Now I hope all of you are boycotting circuses, zoos and rodeos, right? Same deal.....they all mistreat animals in the name of entertainment.

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Dana:  817 days ago

I can't believe you posted this. Cruelty to animals is sick. Please take this down.

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MJ stole the song:  817 days ago

Its just a terrible shame the bear was shot but perhaps in this case it was a merciful release compared to the humiliating and cruel abuse it suffered while alive!

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