The Poor "Jarhead" Black Bear Cub

In the middle of August in central Florida, a 6-month-old black bear cub stuck its head into a big plastic jar when digging through trash in a neighborhood. Biologists say the cub was days away from death because the jar made it impossible to eat or drink for at least 10 days. The team had to tranquilize the mother bear and use her as a trap and then grab the cub to remove the jar from the bear's head. After she awoke and nursed the cubs, the bears were moved to a less populated area nearby.

It's not laughing matter. I think most sensitive people would agree that “at least 10 days’ is a long time. Not only without food and drink in the hot Florida summer, the cub may not be able to get enough oxygen since the jar might be too tight. Who knows what the long-term damage to its brain is. That’s why all the plastic bags sold in the US have some warning like this:

“This thin film may cling to nose and mouth, please keep it away from babies and children.”

Imaging your own 6-month-old baby covered with a plastic bag over his/her head, you will agree even 1 hour is too long. Any person who watches that without taking immediate action is a criminal.