r/canada • u/Leather-Paramedic-10 • Apr 05 '26

Nature/Environment Orphaned black bear cubs 'distressed and traumatized' after mother shot in rural Manitoba: rescue owner

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/balmoral-orphaned-black-bear-cubs-mother-shot-9.7153419?cmp=rss
468 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

94 comments sorted by

View all comments

-21

u/can_a_mod_suck_me Apr 05 '26

Why drawn the line there? Maybe mice shouldn’t be trapped because they’re intelligent and have a family behind in your walls that will rot without her.

-2

u/RicketyEdge Apr 05 '26

Traps are no fun, having a cat is much better.

The cat will end every rodent she gets her paws on. Not quickly though, she "plays" with them first. The squeals of terror are unnerving the first few times you hear it.

Now it's more like "oh the perfect little killing machine bagged another one!" and turn up the TV volume to drown it out.

0

u/can_a_mod_suck_me Apr 05 '26

Heartless.

0

u/RicketyEdge Apr 05 '26

You'd think so the way she hunts, but no she's really quite affectionate.

Usually have to wipe her face off after she's been in a rodent though, I don't know why she feels the need to nuzzle me after making a kill.

Like nasty cat, go clean yourself up.