Florida’s black bears are under threat as a trophy hunt looms. Join us in taking action to protect these innocent animals. Together we can raise awareness, block hunting permits, and stop the killing before it begins.
Florida’s black bears are under threat as a trophy hunt looms. Join us in taking action to protect these innocent animals. Together we can raise awareness, block hunting permits, and stop the killing before it begins.
BEanAnimalHero in Action:
Who Can Stop the Impending Bear Massacre?
The people have spoken, they have voted in polls, the scientists have put forward their accurate results, people have traveled almost as far away as you can get in Florida, individuals have organized, people have protested, and lawsuits have been filed. The Naples...
Buy Bear Hunting Licenses and Tags to Save Florida’s Bears
This December, Florida’s black bears face a trophy hunt approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. With only 187 tags available, every license and tag bought by a supporter means one less opportunity for hunters to kill. Here is how you can...
Breaking News Florida Black Bear Families Lethal Deadly Fate is Sealed by FWC
Blog post by Be an Animal Hero, project of Animal Hero Kids founder, Susan Hargreaves. “A Lethal, Horrific, Slaughter of a Travesty for Florida Black Bear Families” -Susan Hargreaves Havana-Did FWC Commissioners leave out any way of killing bears horrifically today?...
Stop the Slaughter: Help Protect Florida’s Black Bears
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has voted to authorize a trophy black bear hunt this December, despite admitting that Florida’s bear population has not grown since 2015. This decision ignores both science and the will of the people. Most...
BEanAnimalHero in the News:
Protesters rally in Palm Beach Gardens against Florida black bear hunt
CBS12 — Days ahead of the FWC vote, protesters in Palm Beach Gardens slam Florida’s potential black bear hunt as a looming "massacre."
I fear Florida's FWC-authorized bear hunt will be a bloody, cruel massacre | Opinion
Shame on Gov. DeSantis for enabling this hunt. True magic is seeing rescued wildlife return to freedom, a reminder of why we fight to protect them.
Activists, hunters clash over proposed bear hunt during FWC meeting in Ocala
Susan Hargreaves, a South Florida–based activist and author, holds a poster showing the carcasses of a black bear cub and mother while speaking to WUFT reporters on May 21 at the FWC annual meeting in Ocala. Julie Garisto/Daily Commerical
Susan Hargreaves Reaches Millions with Opinion Editorial in Orlando Sentinel & South Florida Sun Sentinel
👉 Read my full Sun-Sentinel article here to understand what’s at stake—and how you can help stop the slaughter.
Let’s show up for the bears. Let’s be their voice.
— Susan Hargreaves, Founder of Animal Hero Kids