Bear kills dog - Northampton, MA

[pupchow]

Bear kills dog in Northampton

The incident occurred Monday night after the small dog chased the bear up a tree in a wooded area near a home on Marian Street.

www.masslive.com

"By George Graham | Special to The Republican

NORTHAMPTON — A dog was killed by a black bear early Monday night near a home on Marian Street.
Investigators said the incident occurred when the dog ran from its yard into the woods and confronted the bear, which then climbed up a tree, said Craig Gilvarg, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Environmental Police.

“At some point the bear came down from the tree, leading to an encounter between the animals which was fatal for the dog,“ Gilvarg said. The bear then left the area."

 

[Boris]

Black bear vs ... was the dog white or at least hispanic? This is the kind of system racism I am hearing about.

 

[June4th]

Black bears cannot be racists, and they use whatever word to call each other as a term of endearment.

 

[Woodstock]

Not a surprise. There are a couple dozen bears that live in town. They march down Main St. and raid garbage cans and bird feeders all day, every day. One woman was baking pies for them until they made a bylaw against it.

 

[wjsmall97]

I'm not surprised, I know my doxys would go after a bear or any other critter that came near our property.

 

[mothybee]

Bear of color

 

[Dennis in MA]

Not a surprise. There are a couple dozen bears that live in town. They march down Main St. and raid garbage cans and bird feeders all day, every day. One woman was baking pies for them until they made a bylaw against it.

You know, I'd say I was surprised, but N/H was already getting weird 30 years ago.