Cat Boy Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 7 hours ago, Ben Zioner said: Did the bear have a work permit? The question is did the volunteer have a work permit. Volunteers are required to have a work permit in Thailand. The bear was obviously on a long term overstay since '93 and will likely do time, albeit in a caged enclosure 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AboutThaim Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 28 minutes ago, Gandtee said: "Give me the 'bear' necessities. Old mother nature's recipes." The bear looks armless. But very handy apparently! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 12 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: The spitefulness and clear absence of intelligence of some posters is so evident sometimes... And, thankfully, so rarely seen on this forum! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 3 minutes ago, Cat Boy said: The question is did the volunteer have a work permit. Volunteers are required to have a work permit in Thailand. No, that definitely is not "the" question, it's irrelevant to the OP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie baby Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 When you play with fire, sooner are later your gonna get burned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithkarmann Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 13 minutes ago, AboutThaim said: Yes, especially when the bear is surly, surely. Don't call me Shirley. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mickboy Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithkarmann Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 27 minutes ago, baz69er said: Putting your arm into a cage with any wild animal is plain stupidity, so he was carrying a knife on him & cut his own arm off to break free? The picture of him looked like he still had most of his arm, maybe mauled his hand, whatever happened I'm sure it must of been horrific & hope he gets swift medical assistance, hope he has travel insurance..... Should be charged with carrying a knife. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mran66 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Stupid head makes the whole body suffer they say. Or at least an arm. Still the question remains how can one be so stupid to put his arm inside bears gace, presumably voluntarily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jonnyomonic2016 Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 27 minutes ago, baz69er said: Putting your arm into a cage with any wild animal is plain stupidity, so he was carrying a knife on him & cut his own arm off to break free? The picture of him looked like he still had most of his arm, maybe mauled his hand, whatever happened I'm sure it must of been horrific & hope he gets swift medical assistance, hope he has travel insurance..... I'm pretty sure he will not be covered if he does have travel insurance. They are likely to look at this and come to the conclusion that his activity which led to this was irresponsible, which is normally the case for most policies. They don't cover extreme sports or anything with a high level of danger unless it's pre-arranged which I highly doubt was the case So as well as unfortunately suffering life changing injuries he is also likely to be liable for massive medical bills. 27 minutes ago, baz69er said: 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 8 hours ago, Olmate said: Tourist or volunteer, which is it? Just another stupid headline AGAIN. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sig Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 5 hours ago, roo860 said: Totally armless. Are you French? :p 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brianthainess Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 I sure know what I'd do first if a bear had hold of my hand and I had a knife, it wouldn't be to cut my arm or hand off, I'd stab the bloody thing first. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: Have a good look at the picture,maybe lost a hand at most. Cutting your own "appendages" off to save yourself is still a pretty gutsy thing to do - arm, hand fingers - never mind the pedantics. But there should have been someone close by to help sooner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devlin Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 8 hours ago, Olmate said: Tourist or volunteer, which is it? Are they mutually exclusive? What prevents a tourist from volunteering? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 5 hours ago, gomangosteen said: Thai Daily News states he put his arm into the cage to feed the bear. Also that his arm has been severed below the elbow; different to 'severely injured' as quoted in this report. That photo would suggest the former outcome. Agree and blood would be pouring out through that shirt or whatever that is, also looks like I can see his fingers and knuckle through it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 57 minutes ago, AboutThaim said: Yes, especially when the bear is surly, surely. Maybe it's called Shirley, surely was surly though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 6 minutes ago, Devlin said: Are they mutually exclusive? What prevents a tourist from volunteering? Common sense usually, are you one too?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonax Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 A bottle of bear-spray might have been more handy than a swiss knife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 9 hours ago, webfact said: Swiss tourist volunteering for a local wildlife foundation in Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, Volunteer on your vacation, it'll make you feel alive, they said 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mran66 Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 (edited) 30 minutes ago, brianthainess said: I sure know what I'd do first if a bear had hold of my hand and I had a knife, it wouldn't be to cut my arm or hand off, I'd stab the bloody thing first. ... Probably mean what you would TRY to do first... The problem with bears is that they are difficult to stop taking your other hand too if you go after them only with a knife! Still wonder what this guy was thinking. For me there is not enough money in this world to get me to put my hand inside bears cage! Edited January 26 by mran66 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, baz69er said: Putting your arm into a cage with any wild animal is plain stupidity, so he was carrying a knife on him & cut his own arm off to break free? The picture of him looked like he still had most of his arm, maybe mauled his hand, whatever happened I'm sure it must of been horrific & hope he gets swift medical assistance, hope he has travel insurance..... I am not so sure that travel insurance would cover something like this as he is working as a volunteer, and surely you'd need special cover for bear feeding activities and injuries? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chris747 Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 Can't help but think of this clip: Tourists and #IDIOCRACY 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJPom Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Reporting at its finest, not. must be a very tough volunteer to cut off any part of his arm or hand and walk seemingly unaided to the ambulance. questions; was his arm in the bears jaws, where did he get the knife from , was he left handed or ambidextrous, cutting any part of the human body is extremely difficult without an extremely sharp blade, why no obvious signs of massive blood loss. Conclusion, he probably got a bite and has no loss of any part of the body. BUT don’t let facts stand in the way of a dramatic headline T I T 😄😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Devlin Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, John Drake said: What's a Buffalo Bear? I thought it was Sun Bears in Thailand. The picture is of an Asiatic Black Bear, also known as a Moon Bear. I’ve never heard the referenced Buffalo Bear before. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said: Cut off his arm 😳 Cut off his hand judging from the OP photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post simon43 Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 Pah, just a scratch..... (as The Black Knight would say) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmInkxbvlCs My apologies to those forum members who do not see the funny side of all this - sticking your arm into a bear's cage. How stupid can you get? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, keithkarmann said: With a Swiss army knife, apparently. So, those little scissors do have a use.😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, John Drake said: What's a Buffalo Bear? I thought it was Sun Bears in Thailand. Buffalo bear is the literal translation of the Thai word for the species,"Miikwai". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Carter icp Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 He should have realise that in Thailand, Humans have the right to bear arms and Bears have the right to Human arms 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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