Mobster bear gets new life

April 15, 2008

When Miljen's mother was killed by hunters in 2000, the bear cub was sold to a crime boss keen to emulate famous Balkan criminals who view keeping wild animals as proof of machismo. The gangster was jailed in 2005 for running a trafficking and prostitution ring, and Miljen was left to the mercy of neighbours, who could only afford to feed him bread. When Miljen's mother was killed by hunters in 2000, the bear cub was sold to a crime boss keen to emulate famous Balkan criminals who view keeping wild animals as proof of machismo. The gangster was jailed in 2005 for running a trafficking and prostitution ring, and Miljen was left to the mercy of neighbours, who could only afford to feed him bread.