A Florida man was bitten in the stomach last month by a black bear cub when he tried to break up a fight between the wild animal and his family’s beloved dog.
Blake Sprout said his dog was chasing the bear cub, which was near its mother and two other cubs, after he let the dog out of his Volusia County home around midnight on Dec. 20, FOX 35 Orlando reported.
“He growled and grabbed me by the stomach,” Sprout told the media about the bear.
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Blake Sprout was attacked by a black bear cub last month while trying to protect his dog. (WOFL)
The dog, a Pomeranian named Karen, was attacked first, he said.
“There were three bears, my dogs saw them and immediately ran towards them,” he said.
A neighbor captured the attack on video, showing Hlumela running into the yard to mediate as the bear had Karen in its mouth.
“I ran to it and kicked it in the chest to knock it down,” explained Sprit.
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Blake Sprout shows injuries from a bear bite to his stomach. (WOFL)
Usprout said he intervened when Karen was attacked because he was “part of the family.”
“I wouldn’t stay and see him die, my children love him,” he said. “I couldn’t just tell them at Christmas, ‘Our dog is gone.’
The bears were later captured by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and relocated.
Blake Sprout holds his dog, Karen, after it was attacked by a small bear. (WOFL)
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“FWC bear handlers searched the property and successfully captured three cubs and an adult female bear, and removed the family,” the statement said in a statement sent to the station.
In Florida, it is legal to shoot and kill a bear in self-defense or to protect property.
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