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catbyte

(38,961 posts) Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:41 PM 5 hrs ago

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Bear Sees The Sky For First Time In Twenty-Seven Years (Original Post) catbyte 5 hrs ago OP

Sad that animals have to go through this................... Lovie777 4 hrs ago #1

Heartbreaking KT2000 4 hrs ago #2

27 years in a tiny cage? There are no words... Marie Marie 4 hrs ago #3

This just... 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #4

I'm so glad that Vietnam finally outlawed this barbaric practice. Borogove 3 hrs ago #5

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1. Sad that animals have to go through this...................

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:52 PM

4 hrs ago

every once in while, years later, some do get a taste of freedom and enjoy the sky.

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2. Heartbreaking

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:28 PM

4 hrs ago

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3. 27 years in a tiny cage? There are no words...

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:31 PM

4 hrs ago

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4. This just...

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:45 PM

3 hrs ago

Reinforces my disdain for my own species. Until humans stop fucking up life for wild beings, I will have this opinion.

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5. I'm so glad that Vietnam finally outlawed this barbaric practice.

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:46 PM

3 hrs ago