When you should have gotten a THERAPY DOG!

[Deborah Brown]

http://news.yahoo.com/boo-boo-bear-cub-bites-14-university-students...

A two-month-old bear cub meant to help students relax before final exams nipped more than a dozen of them at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and will have to be killed for rabies testing, the school said Friday.

The cub, named Boo Boo, was brought to the university campus on Sunday along with other animals from a local petting zoo, the school said in a statement. About 14 students reported that the young bear bit them hard enough to pierce their skin.

Animals from the zoo have been brought to the private university in St. Louis for several years during exam time, but Boo Boo was included this year without the university's knowledge, the statement said.

Health officials cannot rule out the possibility that the cub had rabies and will have to euthanize it and test it for the disease, the university said.

If the bear tests positive, students will be advised to get vaccinated for rabies, a life-threatening viral disease.

"This is an extremely unfortunate situation for our students and the bear cub," the university said.

Could they be more stupid?  What was wrong with bringing in therapy dogs to help relax students??

 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Oh thank Dog! Thanks for finding this, Donna! 

[F, Calla & Luca]

Good detective work, Donna.

[Lori, Quincy & Frankie]

Good news, for sure.  

[Deborah Brown]

I sure hope that works out!

[Deborah Brown]

Another article with more detail.  Yes, the bear has been saved but, of course, it's going to live in a petting zoo which won't give it much of a quality of life.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bear-cub-brough...

[Brittney & Cally]

Wow, I just do not understand how stupid people can be! At least the bear will not be put down. Hope this is a lesson that the petting Zoo can learn from!