Reunite an Indian family! Release man for caring for a bear cub and bring his daughter back. - The Petition Site

Reunite an Indian family! Release man for caring for a bear cub and bring his daughter back. - The Petition Site: "It was supposed to be a heartwarming tale of a man who brought an orphaned bear cub home from the forests of eastern India to become part of the family, consoling his small daughter who had just lost her mother.


But when wildlife officials saw the story in the local media last week, it turned to tragedy.

Ram Singh Munda, 35, was arrested and jailed for violating wildlife laws, the bear was sent to a zoo where it has refused to eat, and the abandoned six-year-old daughter has been shipped off to a state-run boarding school.


Now animal rights activists, impressed by Munda's compassion, are trying to win his freedom and reunite the family."