Despite being so adorable, wild animals deserve to live out their lives in their natural habitat, not be forced into being domesticated and living life inside cramped cages.
When rescuers found Fifi and three other bears they had been abandoned in tiny metal and concrete cages, and had wasted away to skin and bones. For over 30 years, these bears were part of a small roadside zoo in Pensylvania, and had been forced to perform tricks until the zoo was shut down in the ’90s for multiple Animal Welfare Act violations.
It was only until 2015 that rescuers intervened and finally found Fifi and her brothers. “They were so well-hidden in the country that no knew even knew they were there,” said Pat Craig, Executive Director of the Wild Animal Sanctuary.
When Fifi was rescued, her coat was thin and dull, she was incredibly thin, and she was suffering from painful, untreated arthritis.
Finally, she was transported to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado where she had space to explore and run free. “[We knew] her spirit was going to soar really quickly, [even though] her body was going to take a while to catch up,” Craig said.
Now, Fifi has finally been given the chance to hibernate for the first time in her entire life, and at 30-years-old, she is healthy and getting stronger each day.
Watch the entire video below to see this bear’s unbelievable transformation after finally being taken out of a cage and finally being able to hibernate.
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[Featured image credit: Youtube/PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)]
Bear Kept In A Cage For 30 Years Transforms After Hibernating For The First Time is an article from: LifeDaily