Panting Bears at the Mobile Zoo

3,692 views · Published 3 March 2015 · 2:45 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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In this footage, bears pant in the heat at the Mobile Zoo in Alabama. U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections reveal that the facility has failed to provide bears, who cannot sweat and require bathing water or shade to stay cool, with protection from sweltering temperatures. In 2013, the facility was cited after an inspector found that the bears' only source of bathing water was a single trough that could barely accommodate one bear. And in 2014, the facility was cited after an inspector found that temperatures inside the uninsulated "den" that the bears were provided with measured as high 150 degrees Fahrenheit. A bear found inside the den still had her winter coat and was in apparent distress, panting and salivating excessively. Learn more: http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/zoos-pseudo-sanctuaries/roadside-zoos-backyard-menageries/ 
 
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