A brown bear named Tomi is forced to live in a cage for 24 hours a day next to a run-down restaurant in Albania.
According to the Daily Mail, Tomi’s owner hunted the bear down with a tranquilizer gun, and keeps him near his restaurant to attract more customers.
The bear is desperately hungry and he relies on chips and sweets from visitors in order to eat. Tomi can be seen begging, paws outstretched, and it is truly a heartbreaking sight to see.
He lives in unbearable conditions and results to chewing his own limbs due to complete boredom.
Visitors dining at the restaurant will take videos of Tomi with their smartphones, pose for selfies, and are completely unfazed by the fact that the bear lives in terrible conditions.
Piles of garbage line his cage, and his owner even gives him beer to quench his thirst. His owner even admits there is nothing wrong with locking Tomi up for 24 hours a day!
To further add to this bear’s torment, a tank filled with water and trout for restaurant diners is within a few feet way from Tomi, well within smelling range.
Besides Tomi, another 80 or so black bears are thought to be trapped in cages in restaurants and beaches across Albania. Campaigners have urged the country’s Government to rescue them from captivity, but despite numerous promises, no action has been taken. The Daily Mail photographer, Roland Hoskins captured all of these terribly sad images, in hopes that the story would shame the authorities into action.
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[Featured Image Credit: Roland Hoskins/DailyMail]
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