Our beloved family member Cody, my 10 year old daughters companion was mauled by a 500 lb black bear AND LIVED! This
happened right next to Buckley Air Base. He is in stable condition, but will require alot of love and care to live thru it,
the vet bills are going to tremendous by the time its all over, Dr. Fry and Dr. Mueller have been very understanding and helping
us thru this ordeal, Dr. Muellers quick response was such a blessing, the horse has been moved to a more sterile area and
sheltered adding to the expense. So donations are gladly being excepted, the Dept. of Wildlife has said they may be able to
help us with some of the bills but we will have to pay it all up front first.
As of today Cody is doing good hes walking much better. The vet will see
him tomorrow, you can reach us the family at 720-859-3213 or 720-855-5692 we are trying to get an account set up for donations.You
can call us even if you want to come see cody for yourself.He has been gettin lots of fan mail.To clarify another thing the
bear prints were also found in our pasture we have pics,as well as in sand creek.Cody is at 3800 Tower rd at Lil Buckaroo
stables until he can return back home with his other two horse pals.Thanks for being concerned and we hope to hear from you
all,The Keck family
I wish they would give more info on exactly the oath the bear took to get
to the horse. And what areas should beware of a possible return. The bear found a possible source of food......it could return.
Is it just me or does this story lack REAL info for public safety?
just two weeks,north of Cody's place,neighbor tell's me that she arrived
home late evening and while walking to front door she heard a large cat or bear in the dark growling..next morning their horse
had scratches..we do have a large animal in the neighborhood..wish the Best For Cody!
Anyone else wonder about the disconnection between "...a 500-pound black
bear...." and the sentence with "...a young bear...."??? A 500 lb black bear is definitely a fully adult bear. So, which is
it? I doubt a young bear would even take on a adult horse. Perhaps the little bear was with its big ole' momma bear? Travelling
along I-70 to and from the mountains for dinner?
Last paragraph says the bear(s) will need to travel west from Aurora, through
the city of Denver. "The DOW found paw prints along nearby Sand Creek that they believe to be from a young bear some leading
toward the property and others leading away, toward the mountains. The DOW found paw prints along nearby Sand Creek that they
believe to be from a young bear some leading toward the property and others leading away, toward the mountains." Yet they
aren't expecting any more incidents where a bar & another animal/human might "run into each other and scare each other
and have a little tear up there."
