A Florida man He was bitten in the stomach last month by a black bear cub while trying to break up a fight between the wild animal and his beloved family dog.
Blake Sprott said his dog was chasing the bear cub, which was close to its mother and two other cubs, after he let the dog out of his home in Volusia County around midnight on Dec. 20. Fox 35 Orlando I mentioned.
“He growled, charged at me and grabbed my stomach,” Sprott told the Bear News outlet.
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Blake Sprott was attacked by a black bear cub last month while trying to defend his dog. (waffle)
the A Pomeranian named KarenHe said he was attacked first.
“There were three bears, and my dogs saw them and ran straight to them,” he said.
A neighbor captured the attack on video, which shows Sprott running into the yard to intervene as the bear shoves a Karen into its mouth.
“I ran up to her and kicked her in the chest to knock her down,” Sprott explained.
Blake Sprout shows a bruise from a bear bite on his stomach. (waffle)
Sprout said he intervened when Karen was attacked because she was “part of the family.”
“I couldn't sit there and watch her die. My kids love her,” he said. “I couldn't tell them at Christmas: 'Our dog is gone.'
The bears were later trapped by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and relocated.
Blake Sprott holds his dog Karen after an attack by a baby bear. (waffle)
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“FWC bear management personnel set traps on the property and successfully captured the three cubs and one adult female bear, then relocated the family group,” the agency said in a statement to the outlet.
In Florida, it is legal to shoot and kill bear In self-defense or defense of certain property.
