Elizabeth Rose is an American black bear that came to the sanctuary in 2007 at the age of only four months. She had been purchased by a man in Ohio from a breeder to be a pet for his son. She was living in his bathroom! At that time, there were no laws in Ohio to prevent the man from keeping her in such an inappropriate setting. Due to an improper diet, bacterial infections and an overwhelming variety of parasites, she was critically ill and her health was failing. Soon man decided that keeping a baby bear in his bathroom wasn’t such a great idea and chose to sell her on the internet!
Lucky for her, a group of caring people saw the ad and decided to rescue the baby bear. They contacted Peace River Refuge & Ranch and asked us to provide her with lifetime care.
Since a baby bear born in captivity can’t be released into the wild, we agreed to take her. The veterinary care required to take a sick little bear and bring her back to proper health doesn’t come easily
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