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Originally Posted by Ammi

...Ive read that Yashka the bear has been suffering from joint pain for a while and was on medication...but still they had him ‘perform’ in what was meant to be his last ‘performance’....I wonder what will become of him now, i hope he is well cared for in his discomfort...but ughhhh, I just don’t know if he will be......or indeed, any of the bears that won’t be ‘performing’ in the future...

Yes it's a sad story.