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Witness History: The Retirement Home For Dancing Bears

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01/08/2018 GMT

The Retirement Home For Dancing Bears

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Retirement Home For Dancing Bears

The Bulgarian sanctuary that cares for bears once forced to dance.

The Bulgarian sanctuary that cares for brown bears that were once forced to dance for people's entertainment.

In 1998 brown bears were declared a protected species in Bulgaria and the ancient tradition of forcing them to dance for people's entertainment became illegal. Farhana Haider had been speaking to Dr Amir Khalil, a veterinarian who helped establish a bear sanctuary in Bulgaria to look after the retired animals.

Photo: Brown Bear. Copyright: EPA

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