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Bern: the bear pits are gone, but culling continues

June 27, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

“Zoo staff decided it would be kinder to kill the youngster” BERN––The Dahlholzli Zoo in Bern, the Swiss city named for bears,  and infamous for centuries of exhibiting bears in pits, on June 25, 2014 reignited controversy over zoo culling practices by announcing that the remains of a healthy young bear called Cub 4 would […]

Filed Under: Central Europe, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Europe, Exhibition, Switzerland, Zoos Tagged With: bear pits, Bern, Dahlholzi Zoo, Merritt Clifton

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