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Canadianreader
06-05-2008, 07:19 AM
Ice Land has zero tolerance.

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND -- Police in Iceland say they have shot and killed a polar bear that was threatening the public, but a veterinarian says the intruder could have been captured alive.
The bear shot yesterday in northern Iceland was the first seen in the country in 20 years.
An officer said no drugs were available to sedate the bear, so he consulted with the minister of the environment on the decision to kill it. However, a veterinarian said he had the drugs available in his car. He also criticized police for not closing a mountain road where people congregated after hearing news of the bear. It's not known how the bear reached Iceland, but is believed it may have hitched a ride on an iceberg.

mikezila
06-05-2008, 03:43 PM
public safety has to come 1st.

Canadianreader
06-05-2008, 08:02 PM
so he consulted with the minister of the environment
I bet a polar rug was brought up.

mikezila
06-05-2008, 08:05 PM
so he consulted with the minister of the environment
I bet a polar rug was brought up.
they really don't make great rugs, their fur is a bit on the corse side.

Canadianreader
06-05-2008, 08:26 PM
In Ottawa the Federal gov. was bringing the Eskimo's down here to teach them taxidermy. When I asked a them they told me the Feds idea was to stuff Polar Bears. Well the Polar Bears survived it because all the Eskimo's I met never returned home.