The thick forests and pile that cover a large serving of Albania are home to around 250 brownish bear . Unfortunately , the comparatively easy access to the bears also means many are kept as pets , street performing artist , tourist attractive force , and sideshows in restaurants .
After a monolithic campaign to help the predicament of these animals , the Albanian Ministry of Environment confirm this workweek they had deliver a browned bear called Tomi from a restaurant . The five - year - old bear was preserve in a modest cage next to the toilets of the restaurant in Ulza , a village around 75 km ( 45 air mile ) north of the capital Tirana . The bear was feed rubble nutrient , beer , and garbage of foods by passing tourists who posed with him for photographs and selfies . The bear was found to be self - harming due to emphasis and lack of stimulation .
Carsten Hertwig , a bear expert at Four Paws , said in an emailed statement : “ Tomi is in a very poor land . His teeth are naughtily damage , and he has injuries to his upper body . It ’s gamy time he was bring out of this frightful place . "
The bears were examined and microchipped on situation during the rescue mission . Four Paws / Hazir Reka
The following day itwas announcedPashuk the bear was also rescue from the same possessor . This bear had been draw up for so many days his tegument had grown over the chemical chain .
After the bear were valuate and vaccinate by Dr Frank Goeritz and a team of vet , they were transferred to a temporary home at Tirana Zoo where they received more aesculapian attending . The aim is to permanently relocate the bears to a Four Paws sanctuary in Prishtina , Kosovo .
The deliverance was in part thanks to Four Paws'“Save The Saddest Bears”campaign , which lift awareness of the bear situation in Albania . Although it is technically illegal to keep crazy bear for exhibition role , Four Paws are runninga petitionasking the Albanian environment diplomatic minister to extend and enforce these laws . The charity is also now working with the Albanian government to help the bears .
Lefter Koka , the Albanian Minister of Environment , said in astatement : “ First , we want to concentrate on end the most savage forms of bear keeping in Albania . There are many bear step to pull in tourists , for example in tiny cages near restaurants , on beaches or near famous sight . We want to tone up the look-alike of Albania as a responsible tourism destination , where cruelty towards animals has no logical billet . ”
Tomi and Pashuk are just a couple out of the century of bear that survive under these conditions worldwide . A field surveyby the Transborder Wildlife Association in 2009 find at least 21 bears in Albania alone being used by restaurants to pull in tourists . Four Paws calculate there could be many as 80 bears still being in private kept in roughshod and cramped conditions .
Tomi ’s damp and contaminating cage regard just as before agency come to his rescue . Four Paws / Hazir Reka
Tomi being rescue from his cage . Four Paws / Hazir Reka
