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Breanna Kettlewell says she was traumatized last week at the Mission landfill after watching a dead bear being dumped.

She was at the landfill site on May 2 to drop off a load of refuse.

91裸聊视频淎s I91裸聊视频檓 pulling in, I saw the conservation officers pulling in with a trailer on the back. So I watched them and they go and dump a baby cub into a pile of landfill. It was really upsetting to see,91裸聊视频� Kettlewell said.

She said she decided to 91裸聊视频渒eep my eyes and ears open91裸聊视频� when she went back to the site on Monday, May 6.

91裸聊视频淟o and behold, what did I see? Another baby cub being dumped.91裸聊视频�

The dumping did not take place at the front portion of the site, where most members of the public drop off their waste; rather, it was at the face of the landfill at the back of the site.

91裸聊视频淥bviously, I want fewer bears being shot, for one. I want to know why these bears were killed in the first place. I mean, they91裸聊视频檙e cubs.91裸聊视频�

Kettlewell said she hasn91裸聊视频檛 heard about any bear attacks in the area and has yet to hear back from any conservation officers.

She also said if 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频渁nd that91裸聊视频檚 a big if91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� a bear has to be killed, its remains should be reused, either left for other animals to feed on or for cultural purposes.

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91裸聊视频淏ut mainly my goal is that fewer bears should be killed.91裸聊视频�

When contacted, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service released this statement to The Mission Record.

91裸聊视频淗uman-wildlife interaction is an ongoing public safety issue in communities throughout the Lower Mainland, especially in the spring and summer months.

91裸聊视频淚n the unfortunate event when an animal must be euthanized, the Conservation Officer Service (COS) works to ensure proper disposal of the body.

91裸聊视频淚n more remote locations, COS officers seek ways to dispose of the animal in the natural environment. In cases where this is not an option, such as those close to urban areas, often the only option is to transport it to landfill.

91裸聊视频淚n those cases, COS staff make efforts to ensure landfill operators dispose of the animal where it is not accessible to view.

91裸聊视频淚n this case, the bear in question was a high conflict animal which had recently entered a house in Maple Ridge. The bear was tranquilized and euthanized by conservation officers, as it was a threat to public safety and not a candidate for relocation.

91裸聊视频淭he COS brought the bear carcass to the landfill for burial. The photo was taken prior to the bear being buried. Conservation officers will continue to make efforts to ensure landfill operators dispose of the animal where it is not accessible to view.91裸聊视频�

Barry Azevedo, the District of Mission91裸聊视频檚 manager of environmental services, said conservation officers have been bringing animal carcasses to the landfill for some time.

91裸聊视频淭hey have to dispose of the carcasses somewhere. It could be road kill or other things,91裸聊视频� he said.

The landfill actually accepts many dead animals at the sites, including horses, dogs, cats and more. Only cows are not accepted due to a high risk of disease.

Azevedo said the public doesn91裸聊视频檛 normally see the carcasses.

91裸聊视频淢ost people don91裸聊视频檛 actually go to the actual active face of the landfill. It91裸聊视频檚 only when you are disposing of something particularly bulky. Most residents drop things off at the garbage dropoff area by the scale house.91裸聊视频�

Commercial businesses often go directly to the active landfill site, as do the conservation officers.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 where the conservation officers come. They put it right at the landfill face, and it gets buried in a short period of time. Things are constantly being covered with soil at the landfill.91裸聊视频�

However, Kettlewell said it isn91裸聊视频檛 hard to see the main landfill from the normal dropoff area.

91裸聊视频淲here people usually dump the small stuff, you can just look right over the ledge and see the huge landfill,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淚 just want something changed. It91裸聊视频檚 not right.91裸聊视频�

Azevedo said people have an ability to help with the situation.

91裸聊视频淎 lot of bears get shot because they become nuisance bears and it91裸聊视频檚 because people aren91裸聊视频檛 managing their garbage or their fruit trees. They aren91裸聊视频檛 following proper bear-safe practices and if people did that, fewer bears would be shot,91裸聊视频� he said.

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