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Ohio bear kills caretaker; owner had convictions
"A bear fatally mauled its caretaker at the home of a man who accumulated dozens of dangerous, exotic animals despite past convictions and losing his license after animal rights activists complained he was making money by letting people wrestle bears.
The bear in the attack southwest of Cleveland was not one that owner Sam Mazzola had used for wrestling, officials said. His license to show animals had been revoked, but he still kept a menagerie of bears, wolves, tigers, lions and perhaps coyotes...."
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".....The bear was out of its cage for its feeding Thursday evening by 24-year-old Brent Kandra, "which was normal for this particular bear because the caretaker and the owner had been around it so much."
"....Kandra, of Elyria, died Friday morning at MetroHealth Medical Center, the coroner's office in Cleveland said..."z
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"....Mazzola, who had filed for bankruptcy this year and had convictions for illegally selling and transporting animals...."
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Ohio bear kills caretaker; owner had convictions
"A bear fatally mauled its caretaker at the home of a man who accumulated dozens of dangerous, exotic animals despite past convictions and losing his license after animal rights activists complained he was making money by letting people wrestle bears.
The bear in the attack southwest of Cleveland was not one that owner Sam Mazzola had used for wrestling, officials said. His license to show animals had been revoked, but he still kept a menagerie of bears, wolves, tigers, lions and perhaps coyotes...."
and
".....The bear was out of its cage for its feeding Thursday evening by 24-year-old Brent Kandra, "which was normal for this particular bear because the caretaker and the owner had been around it so much."
"....Kandra, of Elyria, died Friday morning at MetroHealth Medical Center, the coroner's office in Cleveland said..."z
and
"....Mazzola, who had filed for bankruptcy this year and had convictions for illegally selling and transporting animals...."
more at link