Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix has asked a Florida park to retire two bears who inspired show-business Disney’s 2003 film “Brother Bear”. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Phoenix, who voiced the main character of Kenai, penned a letter to Beradise Ranch in Myakka City, Florida asking the facility to move Bruno and Bambi to an accredited sanctuary. “I just learned that two of the bears used on your walking show, Bambi and Bruno, were the models for Disney’s Brother Bear,” Phoenix wrote in the letter the Hollywood Reporter received. “Their keen sense of smell and plate-sized paws have evolved to allow them to search long distances for mate and food, but those carefully honed traits are wasted at the Circular Fair, where they have to be caged when they’re not tires pull over their heads and carry basketballs around in front of a crowd of strangers, ”the actor wrote. America is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay tuned. Close. The facility was founded in 1926 to “raise public awareness of the conservation and conservation of habitats for all bear species,” according to the Beradise Ranch website. The website says the bears are available to work in movies, TV shows, and commercials, as well as for weddings and “bearthday parties”. Beradise Ranch did not immediately respond to Changing America’s request to comment on Phoenix’s request. READ MORE STORIES OF CHANGING AMERICA’QUEER EYE ‘WITH FACES’ BLATANT ‘HATE-FILM IN TEXASBURG KING DECLARES CHICK-FIL-A AGAINST LGBTQ + RIGHTS AND CHICKEN SANDWICHESTV STAR CHOOSES IN FACTS OF’ CHICK-FIL-A ‘AND CHICKEN SANDWICHESTV STAR’S CHICK-FIL-A AND CHICKEN SPPINNA’S CHICK-FIL-A CAMPAIGN AGAINST CRITICAL RACING THEORY IN SCHOOL “GREATEST ART FIND IN 100 YEARS” DISCOVERED LONG-LOST VAN GOGH MASTERPIECE
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