are less than other animals. if you consider what we do to humans at the lowest levels, there no way -- >> let me say something about that. l logic of animal liberation is so strong exactly for the reason that you said. to me, this is the interesting thing. i'm at a hotel bar 20 years ago with a psychologist who is animal rights mall rights guy. i'm a psychologist and i study animal rights guys. we're having a beer in the bar and he says, how -- i don't get you. you read our stuff and know more about the issues than we do, why aren't you like us? why haven't you -- why aren't you like us? in the view of some philosophers are, i heard one say all we need to do is show people that meat a cruel and it's bad for them and stuff like that, and everybody will stop eating meat. that's sheer fantasy. the fact i was asked that question why am i not animal rights mall activist haunted me. it's why i wrote this book. yeah, why am i not one? i probably ought to be like logic dictates i should be, but i'm not. my moral intuiti

for other animals.nd we deal with other animals like birds and rabbits and you name it. this is more to see in this facility and more to see in the community. and i suggest you go with an animal control person and see what they co, whether rescuing animals in distress or hit by a car or dealing with aggressive animals or wildlife or a variety of things. you can only get that flavor with them and doing it first hand. >> i have been with animal control for about six years, i spent a year in the kennel and then the office came up and i started doing it and it really fit. it's really the job for me. and animals i have to handle and i know what i am doing, i rarely get scared. [whistle]. we do a lot of investigations and most are not as bad as people report but everyone once in a while they are. and i had one and people had moved out and the dog was in the inside and it makes me teary and when the dog is in the backyard, and i can pull an animal out of a horrible environment and feel good. >> where does this

about 20 companies and animation studios have taken part in the event. the festival aims to promote new japanese animation for television and cinema, particularly to overseas markets. one production that caught attention of people was a short, humorous film titled how to japan, which explains japanese culture and lifestyles in english and chinese. japan's animation market has been shrinking since its peak in 2006, mainly due to the falling birthrate. with one exception that continues to post steady growth is the distribution of anime by cell phone networks. new technology to distribute high quality images to mobile devices is on display at the festival. >> i want japanese animation. i am really excited about some of the new titles that are coming out. just overall impression, i am just very happy to be here and see the new things that are coming. >> especially australia, they know japan for their animation and everyone loves it for a reason. it's so excellent. >> it's kind of a developing market in the u.k. still. the dvd market is still quite small but

of those animals that would france late to saving hundreds, maybe thousands of animals in the wild. >> kako is a special case. a sick orca everyone agrees needs better care. activists admit though the chances are small that a healthy captive killer whale would ever be released from a major marine park. >> still to come on "second look." we will show you kako's return to iceland and a bit later, two orcas take on a great white shark right off our coast. we will have the incredible video incredible video. ñsxóxgñ as . >> for most of two decades a killer whale named kako lived in captivity. after he started the movie free willy a move began to free him from the mexico amusement park where he had lived for nearly ten years. in 1998 a massive logistical effort returned kako to iceland near where he was born in the atlantic ocean. but one looming question remained could he survive on his own after so many years in captivity? here is john fowler's report from september of 1998 on the day when kako landed in iceland. >> reporter: out of a confining concrete pool for the last time, kako the ki

and we may do 40 to 80 animals a day for treatments. and do blood work and skin scrapings and cultures to diagnose different diseases. and x-rays, i can take an animal that would be euthanized at a different shelter and fix it and get it ready for a home. >> we have a partnership and we let a professional groomer run a private business from our facility and in turn grooms our shelter animals. what is the big deal of that? when someone comes to adopt an animal, if it looks good, chances are it will be adopted more. >> and we groom and clean the ears and the works. >> typically a shelter wouldn't have grooming? >> not at all. and these dogs are treated with the utmot -- utmost care that others can't provide. this is a shampoo to bring out the luster. and i feel satisfied in helping the shelter pets be adopted and to be a part of such a wonderful staff, from the top all the way down. if she passes our evaluation, she will stay until she's adopted. if you are interested in adoption and don't want to put them to sleep, that means at a last r

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islam follows the consumption of pork and animal. muslims in their daily life must find products which do not use the pork or alcohol. life in japan used to be difficult for him in the days when there are no shops. he could not be sure about the food he ate. that changed. >> we can buy the japanese things a lot. >> reporter: now he faces another challenge. it is a problem he discovered when his mother-in-law died 20 years ago. she converted to islam when her daughter married her. according to islam, the dead bodies of followers must be buried. but in japan, more than 90% of people who die are cremated. most nature areas in fact are perfect burials. he's spent a lot of time searching for a semer that that would permit them. the only one he found at tokyo was at a temple. pakistan international airlines is offering help. it launched a free service five years ago. it delivers bodies of people who could not be buried in japan to their homeland. only pakistani nationals can use the service. about 200 bodies have been sent back so far. he

animal related emergencies. so if your apartment building has a fire and you happen to have pets on the property animal care control will respond and we will house your animal for a holding period. so that you can get yourself situated and find a permanent home situation for your pet. at least that-s you out in the short run. so when we look at the whole picture of when there is a disaster in san francisco, how are we going to have the amount of pets we have in the city? if we think that there are at least 2 pets in every household, where are all the animals going to go? the first thing we want to tell you is as you are preparing yourself for your disaster kit you need to prepare a disaster kit for your pets as well. hurricane katrina what we learnd and they were told to keep their pet necessary their house. fill your bathtub with water. rip up your dogs of food and leave it out. same thing with your cats. and leave them at home. we are not telling you that for san francisco. we are telling you to take your pets

islam follows the consumption of pork and animal. muslims in their daily life must find products which do not use the pork or alcohol. life in used to be difficult for him in the days when there are no shops. he could not be sure about the food he ate. that changed. >> we can buy the japanese things a lot. >> reporter: now he faces another challenge. it is a problem he discovered when his mother-in-law died 20 years ago. she converted to islam when her daughter married her. according to islam, the dead bodies of followers must be buried. but in japan, more than 90% of people who die are cremated. most nature areas in fact are perfect burials. he's spent a lot of time searching for a semer that that would permit them. the only one he found at tokyo was at a temple. pakistan international airlines is offering help. it launched a free service five years ago. it delivers bodies of people who could not be buried in japan to their homeland. only pakistani nationals can use the service. about 200 bodies have been sent back so far. he is in

with a special federal permit, our boat approached these timid, solitary animals. sometimes glimpsed offshore. a quick dark fin is what you might seen. short breaths nickname them the huffing pig. >> there were none in the san francisco bay at the time now they are back and they are here every single bay. there might be something going on with the ecosystem with the bay. it could be something really positive. we want to find out. >> reporter: researchers are beginning what would be at least a five year project to try to unravel the mysteries of these smallest of marine mammals. >> trying to find out what they are doing here by tracking their movements. tracking them as individuals through photo identification. >> here we go. >> reporter: scientists now have a catalog of 125 individuals. until now almost all that was known was from stranded dead animals. >> now we have a chance to really see what they're like in their natural behavior, looking at them from shore and from boat in san francisco bay. >> we can see them underwater, mating behavior. mothers and calves su

these operators could even kill the animals, provided they did it humanely. that's the bottom line. the bill is all about protecting the rights of this wildlife. but it is also about protecting your rights, as well. this does not apply to mice and rats. it only applies to squirrels, raccoons, possums, animals that like to nest in homes and it doesn't apply to dc residents but only regulates companies.

i do not think it is fair to say this is like an animal hospital curator -- animal hospital.that is troubling. i have heard they do not have a problem with the concept. it sounds interesting. your business model is not my own business. my real concern is how we are applying the current. also whether or not the code is applicable. >> other than to restate it has been determined to been within the context, the way to do with it. >> i do not know if there is a suggestion, but these facilities seem to be more popular. >> there is a formalist interpretation. that happens quite often they become more specific. >> for some reason they arrived at the no. 12. do we know what the logic was for determining that 12 is the number? >> i can guess, but i would not want to do that. >> the number of animal bed syria and -- and beds. >> it is going back to what the code says and the interpretation, and this seems to be an outside a los that interpretation. -- outside of that interpretation. >> i think your explanation exhibited good organizational skills, so i think you will do really well. i

what it would focus on is animals like squirrels, raccoons, possum, animals that love to nest in your home. it doesn't apply to residents. i only regular lathes companies. so all of that sounds standard and freight forward. one is causing the bulk of the controversy. it states a wildlife control operator shall make every reasonable effort to preserve the animal family units and not knowingly abandon dependent young inside of a structure. opponents say it is going too far but supporters say it makes sense. here's why. >> if a mother raccoon or mother dunk or mother groundhog thinks is an animal is inside they will keep trying to get inside no matter what and that causes damage to a house. so you may pay for something and not remove the young and then all the damage is done again after you have already paid for it. so it is important in solving the problem long term. >> reporter: dc council woman mary che is the sponsor the bill and she is confident the bill is going to pass. after all, she says the bill is not that revolutionary to begin with. 30 states already have similar measures th

to be fantastic for animals to protect them, because people that do this to animals should be punisheddon't get enough punishment and should be not allowed to have animals, after they are convicted of doing something like this to an animal. >> reporter: and the suffolk county spca says they've seen an uptick in animal abuse, over the last two years and think it is tied to the down economy because some people cannot afford to properly take care of their pets. and, if any of you at home would like more information about the program, go to suffolkspca.org. back to you. >> thanks, if you have gone out to one of these places, farms, it is a horrible, horrible thing to see and maybe i editorialized a little bit. sorry. too bad. >> rick: you are not alone. speaking of animals, wildlife experts now say wild tigers could become extinct in 12 years and now the world wildlife foundation is starting a global campaign trying to double this number of tigers, by the year 2022, that will coincide with the next chinese calendar year of the tiger and people of the wwf blame illegal hunting and deforesta

now the animals have recovered now. but there is other program near the -- endangered species near the water or in the waters. especially the coast and oceans of the province. in the oceans we need international cooperation more, much more. >> and at the cop 10 conference in nagoya, participants are going to debate intensely about the global goal of expanding protected animal sanctuaries by 2020. how realistic is that goal? >> it will be toug the a much conflicts between economic benefits and endangered species. for example, the local people have to develop the land and also sometimes handle the animals endangered for their present life. >> of course it is a daunting task, but what could we, japan and the rest of the world, do to save endangered animals? >> yes. understanding nature is essential for us. because we are as citizens also part of nature ande need and dend on theture we have to consider the structure and function of the ecosystems when we do anything. i think we have to recognize high priority of biodiversit

now the animals have recovered now. but there is other program near the -- endangered species near the water or in the waters. especially the coast and oceans of the province. in the oceans we need international cooperation more, much more. >> and at the cop 10 conference in nagoya, participants are going to debate intensely about the global goal of expanding protected animal sanctuaries by 2020. how realistic is that goal? >> it will be tough. there are much conflicts between economic benefits and endangered species. for example, the local people have to develop the land and also sometimes handle the animals endangered for their present life. >> of course it is a daunting task, but what could we, japan and the rest of the world, do to save endangered animals? >> yes. understanding nature is essential for us. because we are as citizens also part of nature and we need and depend on the nature. we have to consider the structure and function of the ecosystems when we do anything. i think we have to recognize high priority

larry was convicted of intentionally wounding an animal. he fired his gun because the sea lion took his catch. he's on probation for five years and he'll pay $41,000 in restitution. the sea lion underwent successful surgery and is recovering in his new home six flags in vallejo. he is named nieves. >> it is not often you see cowboys herding in the bay area. the cattle drive is one of many events leading up to the grand national rodeo at the cow palace. you're looking at a live shot. the cowboys start off at the corner of geneva and bay shore and head up geneva avenue. the actual rodeo starts next wednesday and runs through the weekend. >>> after four days of record-breaking heat things are cooling off in the bay area. what does this mean for your weekend. >> >> it feels good out there, doesn't it? a lot of us waiting for this cooldown. it has arrived and in major fashion. let's take a look here from san bruno mountains toward the bay bridge and you can see the fog starting to push on in, finds northwest at 20 miles per hour and currently 60

out there and just wiping animals out like so many animal control professionals do it was getting to me. i couldn't do it no more. i couldn't keep putting those animals down. >> reporter: when billy traps an animal on someone's property he almost always sets it free somewhere else. >> go! >> reporter: some critters who would never make it in the wild billy finds a home for them too, in this local zoo. but make no mistake, billy isn't trying to save all of the animals he meets. and besides, that touchy feely stuff doesn't always make the best tv. a lot of people complain about reality tv, say, good lord how low are we going to go here? >> right. >> reporter: do you worry about that? is there a line that's too gross? >> this is my job. this is what i do. if you don't like it cut the button off, change the channel. if you do like it check it out. >> reporter: and a lot of people are. and as long as bugs keep showing up everywhere from the movie theater to the bedroom, billy seems likely to keep showing up too. on your tv. i'm ryan owens for "nightline" in benton louisiana. >> oh, boy. b

over 440 animal species live in the wild life sanctuary. but a three-year drought has dried up the wetlands where animals can drink. the kenya wildlife service says nearly 80% of the herbivores have died, schwoch few wild animals to feed on, the lions search search for live stock in nearby villages. local masai villages have nowhere to turn for help. they must protect their live stock themselves. masai warrior mekuretu lost his donkey and cow this july from an attacking lion. >> translator: this is where the lion clawed me. >> reporter: he has lost most of his live stock so he killed the lion even though he knew it was against the law. >> translator: of course i know i'm not allowed to kill a lion, but i just wanted to protect my animals. >> reporter: this year 30 lions in the national park were killed under circumstances like this. the kenya wildlife service says only 60 lions are left in the park. what can be done to protect the lions' population? the kenyan government and some foreign ngos started a project to enclose the entire village

she took us here, a place where animals are genuinely safe. a comfortable life. >> they are in the waldorf here. >> reporter: to put it in new york terms. >> they're in the waldorf. and, koalas in the wild are just doing it really tough. >> reporter: here, you can see the lazy creatures living in complete comfort. they look like living teddy bears. except, they are not, as many people think, bears. they are, in fact, in the same family as kangaroos. so, these are marsupials. >> they have their babies in a pouch. and they stay there for six months, come out of the pouch, live on mom's back for six months and then mom says "see you later." >> reporter: the babies are called joeys. how you doing? how you doing? do they ever bite anybody? >> yes. >> reporter: how do you know she's not going to bite me? >> she never has. >> reporter: they let me hold one, a female, who they named vinny. wow. i'm in love. she is amazing. kowalcoelae these animals live on one thing alone, eucalyptus leaf. i'm not trying to be judgmental, but they seem to be a little

many of the animals here were rescued from bad situations.een chimneys they help each other through what's called animal-assisted therapy. >> when you work with animals or you work in gardens, you work within nature. these are normalizing kinds of activities for anyone. and they're relaxing. and they put kids who are probably under a lot of stress in a position where they can learn and they can achieve much better results. >> reporter: in the school's wildlife program students learn how to care for injured birds, like this owl with a bad eye. >> the difference between a hawk and a falcon and an owl is that owls are nocturnal. they come out at night, and the hawks and falcons come out during the day. >> i've always been an animal lover. and i've learned a lot since i worked with them. the most important thing i've learned is that when you're around an animal you have to be slow, calm, and don't shout or run. >> reporter: one of david's responsibilities has been helping to nurture this hurt hawk back to health. >> i feel better when i'm around

so, where are the animals now? >> reporter: they made headlines across the country.nd now, their story is on shovels in the best-seller, "the lost dogs." of the 51 pit bulls rescued from michael vick's house, 46 survive. there's cuba. cover boy, johnny justice and leo. a therapy dog that comforts cancer patients. >> leo is a poster child for what can happen when you rescue these dogs. >> reporter: she has rescued dozens of abused pit balls, including this one. bernie was rescued from an out-of-state dogfighting ring. >> he wants to be close. he wants to be touched. >> reporter: but in an odd way, michael vick may have been good for the dogs. >> it really has brought awareness. >> reporter: last year in philadelphia, 903 of animal fights were reported. for every happy ending, there's many dogs of all breeds that need help. dogfighting remains one of the worst crimes against animals. >> it's all about violence. these guys are violent towards the dog. >> meghan west says in the last nine years, she's only seen one dogfighting conviction here. >> these guys know how to h

. >> after shooting two animals, oakland police officers now have to go through animal sensitivity training. >> the coast is cool today, all other areas will follow suit over the next several days. i'm sandhya patel. i'll show the temperatures coming up. >> and lucky number 33, the joy >> and lucky number 33, the joy and celebration as the i want you to >> >>> 850 workers at san francisco's largest hotel made good on their promise to strike and walk off the job today. workers a at the hilton union square oppose increases in health contributions and freezing of pensions and increased workloads. hotel says it is doing everything it can to preserve johns. management does concede strike is having an impact. >> they have a lot of things and running around trying to find food and that sort of thing. >> workers plan on picketing outside the hotel until 4:00 a.m. on tuesday. >> it was a deer and then a family dog, both shot to death by oakland police. as a result, all officers will receive training in animal behavior. leigh glaser has that story. >> if you don't have that training about animals, yo

we told you animals were in trouble and many of you stepped up to help. the center is still struggling to find a home. head of animal control is worried the city may lose a last resort for urban wildlife. summer is winding down. but this center is packed with babies. the 2-month-old raccoons discovered outside of a home in piedmont. >> five days, they were crying and there was no sign of the mother. >> this baby squirrel was brought in after its mother ate rat poison it had gone through her mill ook now, he's recovering and will be released soon just like the other animal that's end up here, volunteers run the sent center in the backyard of a home. they got donated labor and supplies worth 100,000ses today terrace the hillside for easy access to animals but as reported in july, the onlyer wants them out. >> their lease expired in may. and they have stayed on beyond that. i have a handicapped mother who needs use of the property. >> by law, they can still until next may but the owner raised rent 66%. the director appealed to the rent board but learned she

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animals stuck in fences, stuck at their homes., hit by cars. there's many, many calls that we get regarding wild animals that need our assistance. and ebersol is our partner. >> more wild animals will have been to be euthanized. for now the wildlife center is hanging on but desperately in need of more volunteers and donations. >> and, boy, do we have a lot of animals right now that need daily car. >> dan ashley, abc 7 news. >> and on our website abc7news.com you'll find a link to the wildlife center and details about their letter-writing campaign. look under "see it on tv." they could also use contributions and volunteers. those raccoons were so cute. >> very cute, yes. for sure. well, we're looking at a beautiful day if you like it on the warm side and temperatures really climbed yesterday and we're retaining some of that heat already. numbers are definitely not as chilly as they were. we had 40s yesterday. mid-50s for the coolest locations outside our studios right now. we have a clear sky, couple of areas of fog. not much. it w

. >> how does that extend into the animal life, animal kingdom? you are extinct and the government shouldn't help prop you up. >> no, and the government shouldn't help kill animals. i should do it myself. and we are rugged individuals. if environmentalists, fundamental lists are constantly exaggerating about things, it takes -- i think it takes our attention from things that matter like christian fundamental lists who want to ban master because or the virus in bill's crotch that is creeping on to my leg right now, things that matter. >> he adopted that as a pet. >> thank you. >>> jaime, if you had a chance to eat a rare condor, would you? >> yes, with a rare dipping sauce. >> i wondered if this was true. you hear things are extinct and then they show up again. i remember hearing the central rock rat was extinct and then i see one get punched in the first season of "jersey shore." it was like, it is right there. >> i think she snuck in on a boat. you know how they climbed on to a boat, and that's how she got here. >> unless they perform cute stunts

they're able to abuse and commit these crimes, and then go right out and get another animal.op to that. >> reporter: supporters are pushing for the law to be named for this dog who was taking his last breath when rescuers got to him. he weighs a healthy 55 now. when the registry goes into effect, members of the public will be able to go online and see where convictions like this dog's owner are living so they know where not to walk their dog. >> the fact is that people that hurt animals have a tendency of hurting people and it's also true that serial killer trot toured animals before the went on to humans. >> organizers say the plan has drawn national interest. >> thank you so much. from comedy star to refugee, why randy quaid is seeking the status, and it's not a movie role. this is for real. ncer ] ever hae morning pain slow you down? introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with alertness aid to fight fatigue. so get up and get goin'! with new bayer am. the morning pain reliever. with new bayer am. ready to try something new? campbell's has made changes. addin

somehow managed to push the animal away so he found crushing and finds. looks into what's called the unusual and dangerous increase in people's close encounters with. this case russian. report still to come but first reports say that twenty people have been arrested in georgia for allegedly spying for russia a correspondent sara firth has all the details. couzin police have reportedly detained twenty suspects that they vickie's spying for russia all of the detainees a georgian sister and under suspicion of having created a spy network and sending back secret information to russia well the timing of these reporters detentions comes at a good thing concerns about the internal situation in georgia and the oppression of the opposition that now in march this year the u.s. state department released a report that details human rights abuses including kidnapping and assault this looks like another of george's internal political battles in russia is used as the boogie man as usual russia doesn't need a spy network in georgia it will be waste of resources russian o

many, many calls that we get regarding wild animals that need our assistance.we don't have them as a partner it's more difficult for to us respond to those calls. >> that means for wild animals would have to be euthanized. for now wild life center is hanging on but desparately in need of more volunteers and more donation. >> boyhave a lot of animals right now that need daily care. >> on our webe you will find a link to the wild life center and details about the letter writing campaign. look under see it on tv. also as i said use contribution and volunteers to help with their work. >> let's go back and update the weather forecast. another week has started and changes are coming sandy. >> indeed dan. going to get out of the cooler than normal regime soon enough. that's what is causing the bay area across the state. oh, showers wrapping around into the sierra nevada. still a possibility of heading into tomorrow. here in the bay area looking at isolated rain showers possible in the mountains. as you look at today's high pressure compared to ample you will see we ar

, that nontargetted animals like pets sometimes get captured in them and when they kill animals thighods like beating them to death or drowning them. >> reporter: the bill does not apply to mice and rats but only to squirrels, raccoons, poses suchs. animals that like to nest inside of your home. the bill dunn apply to dc residents. it only regulates the company. that's an important distinction. for those thinking the bill sounds ridiculous it is not that rare. 30 states have already passed similar measures including maryland and virginia. now the dc city council is expected to vote on a first reading of the bill today. so far it seems like it will pass. >> thank you, kristin. >>> time for another "living $mart" report. mastercard and visa settling a lawsuit with the government. it claims the companies engaged in anticompetitive practices saying it stopped merchants from offering downs when it used other cards. american express hasn't settled and will fight the suit. >>> toyota says it fixed 4 million recalled vehicles in the u.s. they were part of the safety recall. toyota recalled 1

whit comes to wild animals best advice leave them alone.raining will be paid for by donations from the spca. >> coming up next, san francisco's proposition b. >> doesn't take away or cut health care. just requires to employees that contribute towards pensions. >> we define that as unfair. just this year city can a smartphone be its own guardian angel ? can it keep an eye out for itself, literally show and tell you where it is when you don't even know yourself ? droid can with lookout mobile security, one of thousands of free apps for the droid x and droid 2 by motorola. available on the ever-expanding android market. when there's no limit to what droid gets, there's no limit to what droid does. >>> workers in san francisco's largest hotel are on strike tonight and 850 employees began a six-day walk out today. and a proposal increases health care contributions and reduces staffing and increases work loads. hilton counters by saying its doing all it can. management says the hotel is operational but room service is cancelled today. and no one

non-targeted animals like pets sometimes get captured in them. when they do kill animals, they use horrific methods like beating them to death or drowning them. >> reporter: one small section of the bill is getting the most attention. it states that a wildlife control operator shall make every reasonable effort to preserve family units and not knowingly abandon dependent young in a structure. >> keeping a family unit together is a very important part of solving a problem. if a mother raccoon or mother skunk or mother groundhog thinks an animal is still inside, they'll keep on trying to get inside no matter what. >> reporter: 30 states across the country already have similar wildlife regulations in place, including maryland and virginia. andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> now, we need to keep in mind that rats and mice not covered under the proposed legislation nor are deer. the dc council will vote on the first meeting tomorrow and it is expected to pass. >>> last week's rain didn't leave the nation soaked, it sent 200,000 gallons of sewage into a cr

green is going for cars and animals and also has had extended drought you cannot. give up your food sovereignty and it's one of the biggest myths about russia hungry bears roaming the streets in search of a human feast for dinner but now it seems there could actually be some drugs in it the summer's here wave and forest fires have forced many wild animals to head into towns for food peter all of her has more on the bears necessities. the bear one of the iconic images of russia recently though the relationship between the animals and the people who live alongside them has been less than cordial the searing heat and fires which swept through russia this summer destroyed much of the bear's winter food supply forcing them to search for alternatives in the russian city of sifted garden a twenty six year old man had a very lucky escape after he was attacked by a bear right in the center of the city the man was bitten in the neck and realizes how fortunate he was that i still can't understand how i escaped death i somehow managed to push the animal away so he fell crushin