{"id":11212,"date":"2013-09-19T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T14:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11212"},"modified":"2013-09-19T14:53:12","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T14:53:12","slug":"oliver-the-bear-from-shandong-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/09\/oliver-the-bear-from-shandong-province\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Oliver&#8221; the Bear from Shandong province"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Animals Asia rescued<br \/>\ndear old Oliver<br \/>\nthey knew that he was suffering<br \/>\nin great pain<br \/>\nin a cage for 30 years<br \/>\none look and you feel your tears<br \/>\nwelling up inside<br \/>\nlife was the bane<br \/>\nof every hour of every day<br \/>\nof everything he did<br \/>\nhe couldn&#8217;t stand<br \/>\nhe was buckled over<br \/>\nhe just could not get rid<br \/>\nof the metal jacket with<br \/>\nspikes on it sticking in his neck<br \/>\nstopping him from lifting his head<br \/>\nmaking him check<br \/>\nand being like this all that time<br \/>\nhunched over he became<br \/>\nstiff and just arthritic<br \/>\nhis lungs compressed the same<br \/>\nproblems being in that state<br \/>\nhis teeth were broken by<br \/>\nbiting the bars  his frustration<br \/>\nits not hard to see why<br \/>\nhis eyes were closed<br \/>\none eye had burst imagine<br \/>\nthe great pain<br \/>\nthey were taking bile out of him<br \/>\nfor their financial gain<br \/>\nthe soreness of an open wound<br \/>\nand infection its so bad<br \/>\nhe must have reached his lowest point<br \/>\nhe must have felt so sad<\/p>\n<p>Leaving Shandong province<br \/>\non a truck in Winter time<br \/>\nthey had do some surgery on him<br \/>\nhe couldn&#8217;t climb, anywhere<br \/>\nso they had to do it on the truck<br \/>\nand he<br \/>\njust had to be up to it<br \/>\nand he was,  hopefully<br \/>\nsome TLC some good food<br \/>\nand the absence of the bile<br \/>\nallowing his body to recover a bit<br \/>\nand just try and reconcile, himself<br \/>\nwith what is happening<br \/>\nhow fortunate to be<br \/>\nrescued and looked after<br \/>\nafter years of purgatory<\/p>\n<p>he must feel so dejected<br \/>\nbeing in so much pain<br \/>\nand being helped a lot<br \/>\nyou remember it again<br \/>\nit brings it all back to you<br \/>\nthose 30 long long years<br \/>\nthose nights when you were crying<br \/>\nand sharing all your tears<\/p>\n<p>with the concrete and the metal bars<br \/>\nfor nobody did care<br \/>\nyou could bellow till you were yellow<br \/>\nfor nobody could share<br \/>\nhis wildness probably set him up<br \/>\nfor the boredom and the pain<br \/>\nbut the period to be alone<br \/>\nof course is bound to drain<\/p>\n<p>Oliver will get some help<br \/>\nand love will come his way<br \/>\nand probably he will get the chance<br \/>\nto walk and somehow play<br \/>\nextend his legs a little<br \/>\nand breathe some nice fresh air<br \/>\nand drink some lovely water<br \/>\nand be glad he&#8217;s not back there<\/p>\n<p>it will never ever leave him<br \/>\nhe will harp back to those days<br \/>\nbut if he can now look forward<br \/>\nand build up little ways<br \/>\nof getting some enjoyment<br \/>\nan interface or two<br \/>\nperhaps his last years on this earth<br \/>\nhe will get a better view<\/p>\n<p>of humanity its not easy<br \/>\nhe might go to his grave<br \/>\nremembering the bad times<br \/>\nand recall now just how brave<br \/>\nhe was not to give up on it<br \/>\nto battle on and feel<br \/>\nthere was a chance however slim<br \/>\nand its now happened for real<\/p>\n<p>So our eyes are all on Oliver<br \/>\nthe dear old rescued Bear<br \/>\nwho took the 30 years of pain<br \/>\nwhere nobody did care<br \/>\nhe was just a bile machine<br \/>\nhe was violated so<br \/>\nbeaten into submission<br \/>\nso he couldn&#8217;t even grow<\/p>\n<p>he couldn&#8217;t even develop<br \/>\nhis bones were cranked back so<br \/>\nhe became subjected<br \/>\nto such torture down below<br \/>\nits mesmerizingly simple<br \/>\nthe pain he&#8217;s had to bear<br \/>\nbut despite all what he&#8217;s gone through<br \/>\nhe must now be aware<\/p>\n<p>and lets hope he finds some solace<br \/>\nlets hope the pain subsides<br \/>\nlets hope his new found freedom<br \/>\nkind of helps and rides<br \/>\ntowards a better outlook<br \/>\nand a feeling which would be<br \/>\nmore positive and looking forward<br \/>\nto some creativity<\/p>\n<p>to some better thoughts<br \/>\nand a lowering in the various bouts<br \/>\nof pain<br \/>\nsome help it will be happening<br \/>\nand releasing some strain<br \/>\nsome good food in his stomach<br \/>\nto help him through the night<br \/>\nand that sleep will kind of soften him<br \/>\nand make his outlook bright.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Animals Asia rescued dear old Oliver they knew that he was suffering in great pain in a cage for 30 years one look and 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