THE DAILY WIRE · KENTUCKY, USA · 2026-08-25
Local Bear Reviews Fast Food, Redecorates Living Room in the Process
A black bear broke into a Kentucky home this week, and rather than simply looting the pantry like a professional, it took the time to demolish the living room first.
Yahoo reports the bear entered the residence, caused significant damage inside, and made its way to a container of leftover KFC, which it consumed. The home's owners were left to survey the wreckage; the bear, presumably, left satisfied.
There is something almost admirable about a wild animal with such specific culinary taste. This was not a bear rummaging blindly through cabinets — this was a bear that knew exactly what it wanted and was willing to renovate a room to get it.
Webster reached out to Meemaw Trish, a backyard opossum with decades of unsanctioned dumpster experience, for expert commentary on scavenging technique.
Her account of events differs from the official record, chiefly in her insistence that she personally would have skipped the living room and gone straight for the bucket.
No injuries were reported. The chicken, unfortunately, did not survive.
“Original recipe, I'd bet my whole life on it, that bear's got taste. I've raided a trash can or two myself, and I'll tell you the secret is you don't apologize, you just chew.” — Meemaw Trish, backyard opossum
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