My family and I went to NC and stopped to visit The Cherokee Bear Zoo, a smelly and indecorous road side attraction. What we saw there broke our hearts. They kept several full grown grizzly and black bears living in concrete pits. A far cry from a bears natural habitat, the bear's enclosures offered none of the enriching activities enjoyed by animals living in an AZA approved facility, and the hard flooring has been shown to put a strain on the bear's joints causing premature arthritis.Some of the bears apeared to be limping painfully others seemed lethargic and even unrresponsive to the bits of bread and lettuce thrown at them from an overhanging deck by the zoo's patrons. In addition to the adult bears the owners also had a small Grizzly cub that was passed around as glorified photo op for tourists. The exploitation of these bears  stains the Native culture, ideals,and identity that defines the Cherokee Nation. Seasonally, they also held a tiger in what looked like a cramped dog crate. No animal deserves this kind of profane cruelty and abuse. The practices of the Cherokee Bear Zoo are deeply unfair and unfit to continue. The animals under their care should be confescated and helped to live out the rest of their lives comfortably in a rehabilation center or free-range sanctuary. Please help me to get relief and ultimately justice for these poor animals.