Woman On Trial For Trying To Save Bear From Biologists

Save me!

Animal activist Susan Kehoe is on trial in New Jersey for interfering with biologists who were trying to tranquilize a bear to fix its collar. Pretending to be a photographer, she followed biologists into the woods in Vernon, NJ, and attempted to change a battery on the bear's collar to mess up the GPS system. She was charged with hindering or preventing the lawful taking of wildlife, but testified that she could have been shot by one of the biologists because of her proximity to the bear. The bear she followed into the woods with full knowledge it was going to be shot at.

The bear was eventually located and tranquilized and Kehoe, who has previously been accused of feeding bears sunflower seeds (she has give them PB&J) faces up to six-months in prison for her interference. During his closing arguments yesterday, prosecutor Anthony Arbore said, “She was there because she thought they were going to kill the bear. She was going to do everything she could...to make sure that wasn’t going to happen." Byram Municipal Court Judge Richard Bowe is currently reviewing the testimony.

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By Jaya Saxena in News on May 26, 2010 4:18 PM

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just saying

I'm just grateful she didn't dress the bear in clothes; feed him filet mignon; and then give him Xanax to calm him down.

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

so she wanted to save a life, prison is for those that take life so leave her alone!

rasputinsghost

yeah tax evaders have SO MUCH BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS

thefacts

But didn't Jesus say, after all: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his bear friends."

Mr. Shankly

uh oh.

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Tricksta

Six mos. in a minimum-security facility seems ok. I know she meant well, but people like that should get thru their thick skulls that wild animals need to STAY wild. Feeding bears only increases the risk of attacks on people. Totally not the bears' fault, of course, but guess who winds up paying the ultimate price?

PEOPLE! You want to help wild animals? Leave them the hell alone. Work towards legislation to increase, preserve and protect their natural habitat, that's where they want to be!!!

handsomedevil

these biologists sound like real assholes trying to play god and controlling wild animals thank god for good people like susan kehoe

Guest

I knew you'd be the first to include a completely stupid and ignorant comment. The biologists are trying to help and yet you still have a problem with them. Please STFU! The ignorance that spews from you is making the hole in the ozone grow exponentially. You will be the reason our planet goes up in flames.

Boogie Down

Isn't he trying to mock Felix? If not, lawd help us all.

handsomedevil

not at all I have come to realize that felix is right people do have to stand up for the animals because if you can't stand up for the defenseless you are not worth living. thank heavens for people like felix and susan kehoe and shame on all the haters like HowBoutThemEagles who deserves to have his face ripped off by a pit bull

Guest

You and felix are the same whether you want to admit it or not because you preach hate and violence against humans, but stand up for animals that can stand up for themselves. You lack the ability to form a cogent argument for your "side" because you have tunnel vision. No one respects you and no one listens to you because of this. You are a laughing stock and consistently prove that you waste space on the Internet and in your community. Go live in the woods and leave civilization alone!

handsomedevil

animals cannot stand against the army of humans who only care about their personal comfort so it is up to people like me and felix to post here and make a difference. selfish humans like you deserve to go extinct instead of all the victim animals

Guest

Like I said, tunnel vision. If you and felix are different people, which I seriously doubt, you should both go off into the woods and live happily ever after with mama and papa bear.