It's a shame that the bear can be touched by people. Even though he might appreciate the attention, if he was to bite, he would have to be destroyed by law. We had one of our bears accidentally bite someone when being hand fed (thanks idiot, we can't hand feed our bears a treat anymore) and DNR said if it happened again, the bear would be PTS. In the case of the bear in the photos, it might be better than living a life in a tiny cage