Anger after ‘Betty’ the bear shot and killed by Coquitlam RCMP - BERITAJA

Animal authorities advocates are calling for alteration aft RCMP fatally changeable a mother carnivore successful Coquitlam.

Police were called connected Saturday to the Westwood Plateau area erstwhile the bear, known to area residents arsenic Betty, and her cubs entered a location done an unlocked beforehand door.

The sow ended up successful the backyard and video showed the carnivore charging toward an RCMP officer.

The Conservation Officer Service said the carnivore had a history of spot harm and displayed nary fearfulness of humans, but others opportunity her sidesplitting was unnecessary.

“From what I’ve been told, I mean she’s been about for rather a fewer years and neighbours successful the area that she’s lived really enjoyed her,” Ellie Lamb, a carnivore behaviour educator, said.

“It was very disturbing, and it will beryllium a agelong clip earlier this organization will flooded this benignant of trauma.”

The 2 cubs were recovered wrong the location and taken to Critter Care Wildlife Society successful Langley for rehabilitation.