14 DAY TRIAL // A few days ago, I introduced you to a polar bear by the name Arturo that might just be the world's saddest animal. The bear, pictured above, now lives in captivity at a zoo in Argentina.
As reported at that time, it has nobody to play with, and animal rights activists claim that the conditions it is forced to live in at Mendoza Zoo are anything but suitable for this polar bear.
Since Arturo's story first made headlines until present day, efforts have been made to save this unfortunate animal. In a nutshell, folks are asking that the polar bear be taken to a zoo in Winnipeg, Canada.
The bad news is that, according to Daily Mail, Argentina has absolutely no intention to part with this bear. Thus, the request to have Arturo relocated to said wildlife park in Canada has been declined.
Apparently, staff at Mendoza Zoo say that, in order to travel all the way to Canada, the bear would have to be sedated. Since Arturo is 28 years old and therefore not exactly young, it is possible that one such intervention could prove deadly.
What's more, folks in charge of looking after the polar bear say that the animal is in very good shape, especially given its age, and that people should just back off and let it spend the rest of its days going about its business in its enclosure at Mendoza Zoo.