Fans of Meatball, the Glendale bear, visit him in captivity

Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 00:30 in Earth & Climate

Meanwhile, a fundraising campaign to build the bear a permanent home at a sanctuary east of San Diego kicks into high gear.Having launched the Glendale bear known as Meatball to stardom and nurtured a growing fundraising and media campaign to secure him a permanent sanctuary, Sarah Aujero was understandably excited to become one of few nonofficial people to see the 400-pound black bear in person.

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