"And now for some fur...."

In putting this report together is didn't take us long to realise that the most important rule in dealing with Da Bearz is "Expect the Unexpected (and a large cleaning bill)"

Escorted by moMMi, a slightly nervous individual who acts as minder to the Hug, Da Bearz welcomed us to their home in the so-called "Bearz Sector".

Looking fit and relaxed after their recent hibernation, Da Bearz were happy to show us around their spacious new den. Descibed as a "polyurethaned mesh construction ".....

("It's a cage")

.....with its industrial strength airline barfing bags, the lair was certainly suitably equipped to meet all the needs of life as a modern Bear

I was shown into Da Bearz' study. Noticing that the drawers on their bureau were all labelled with Post-It notes, I cautiously opened one marked "Barf Bags" and immediately regretted it. As moMMi explained.....

"They're only semi-house trained"

Once we had caught glimpsed the fuzzy ones in their natural habitat, we also found that Da Bearz, espcially Marcus and the "perky" Ivano-bear were only too happy to answer our questions

What really happened....

Needless to say the ever-present danger of barfing did not deter this intrepid reporter from probing for the answers which you, the public, have a right to know......

So, what made you decide to form a plush guerilla group?

maiNLi wE sAW hOW ArTISTs againST FURR weRe GeTTinG s0 mUCh aTTentIoN...

And what are your political objectives?

wE'Ve deciDed ThaT's iT's TIMe wE TooK baCK whAt wUz ouRS. wE'D LiKE to See A moRE posiTiVE imAGE oF BeaRz....

{and Feeders}

oH yeaH - AnD FeeDERs...pREseNted oN baBYlon 5. AFTeR aLL thEY MAke OuT LiKe We jUSt haNG oUt iN sPAce aLL daY

wE aLsO deMAnd aN eND tO tHE sTAtiOn oPeN aIRLocK poLicy, DaiLY pERfOrMAncES oF SnoW wHiTE anD Da 7 BeaRz) aNd mORe gRoPe HUgZ - PreFUrrabLY inVOlvinG ivaNOva aND mARcUs (aND uS)

And how do you plan to achive these ends?

fUr-sT wE deMAnD A puBLic ENquirY inTO tHE BeaRiST attiTuDEs oF sO-CaLLed CaptN. JoHN shERiDAN - aND wE'RE HopiNG thAT thiS wiLL be cOndUCTed by ThAT niCE Ms. MusANTe We mET reCENtLy. We feLt aN inSTAnt rAPPort wiTH hER whEN sHe saiD sHE LiKEd fEELiNg a LittLe BeAR......

("That's NOT what she meant")

to be continued/.....