(CNN) -- A 37-year-old Pennsylvania woman died Sunday after being mauled by her pet black bear, authorities said.

Kelly Ann Walz was attacked when she entered the bear's cage to feed the 350-pound animal and clean its cage, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The bear lived in a 15-by-15-foot steel and concrete enclosure on Walz's property in Ross Township.

The bear wasn't the only unusual animal living on the property, an official with the State Game Commission told CNN affiliate WFMZ-TV. The homeowner had a permit to keep a Bengal tiger and an African lion, and the property routinely passed inspection and had no violations, he said. Video Watch what neighbor saw at victim's house »
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A neighbor shot and killed the bear that attacked the owner, state police said.

An investigation continues.

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how sad....I would never have a pet that could easily kill me...like a bear or tiger.

Shocking.

Who would have thought caging a wild animal would piss it off?

When will mfers learn there's a reason they're called WILD animals, and should not be in cages?!?!?!
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If only she had watched "Grizzly Man" the feel good movie with the twist ending no-one could have seen coming!

uPtoWnNY said:

I've heard they are more dangerous out of their cages

wow

She had a bear, a tiger and a lion.
Neighbors had a bet which one would kill her first

PANDURITO said:

peacenlovealways said:

I made that up

I stopped reading at "Pet Bear kills..."

They should've shot the owner.

PANDURITO said:

a lion, a tiger and a bear...oh my

Fury said:

...if her name was Dorothy

BklynBabe said:

yeah...was

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

The bear did a perfectly good job.

Mars23 said:

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Pet and bear does not go together.

I don't want to sound harsh and uncaring but it sounds like she might have been a bit twatish.

poor bear will never have a chance to shit in the woods...

15 x 15 cage.

Imago said:

I know, right...that gave the bear way too much room to move around...the smaller the cage, the easier to keep those stupid fucking animals in check...

roodboi said:

I just hate that term : "Pet Bear"

I mean, it's like saying someone got sick from their Pet Ebola virus.

Imago said:

Or their husky middle aged hairy dude boyfriend/pet.

Imago said:

or like showing up at the vd clinic and telling the doctor that you don't have time to dedicate to your pet crabs anymore...

Mars23 said:

I know, eh? It just seems so unlikely the bear would take issue with the situation.



Really, who keeps a bear as a pet? What a dumbass. It's sad for the woman's family, but it's heartening to see natural selection still works sometimes.

geez. i guess pit bulls don't carry the same street cred cache they used to.

PANDURITO said:

She should've released it when it started gettin into adulthood.

Evolution weeding out the stupid.

Im gonna be 100% honest and say I have no sympathy for this lady..