Tame bear
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A tame bear or dancing bear are wild born bears that were captured when the animals are young. In parts of the world like South Asia and The Middle East, poor people still use them for road side tourist attractions.
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[edit] History
The first evidence of people taming bears are in the First cities of India. Statues of bears suggests that they used them for entertainment purposes. This continues in countries like India or Siberia. They're acts are controversial to animal rights activists. Gypsies tamed bears in the Middle ages until the end of the 14th century.
[edit] India
Indian gypsies continue to poach sloth bear cubs from jungles to raise them to dance for people. They put a nose ring and a metal muzzle on the bear's snout to attached to a staff which makes them dance. This cause great distress and pain to the bear's teeth, muzzle, nose, and mouth. Wildlife officers confiscate adult bears and cubs to sent them to rescue centers all over India.
[edit] The Middle East
Gypsies from Saudi Arabia and Israel poached Syrian brown bear cubs from mountainous regions of Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq. The tradition ended because of Muslim rules.
[edit] Siberia
Siberian tribes people captured bear cubs and make dancing bears out of them. This continues to this day.
[edit] Europe
Dancing bears were a common sight in Europe during the Middle Ages. All of Europe had dancing bears during the 13 century. It ended in the beginning of the 15 century.
