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If they raise them from a cub, keep them fed regularly, and habituated to human contact by specific humans, then they are a pet wild animal.Or if you're a redneck Russian, it seems like they get a lot of free passes from bears. Never figured out how they can keep a bear as a friend/pet.
Some people point out wild animals that are "pets" (or at least habituated to contact with specific humans) as "proof" that some of these species are neither dangerous nor do they need to prey on other species (or sometimes, be violent to their own species) - but it is just evidence that if you remove the struggle for survival, they have little reason to be violent or hunt.
However, when it comes time for them to mate, many of them act according to their natural instincts and become quite dangerous. Same can go for interactions with members of their own species. It is best to remember that they are still wild animals and can be quite dangerous without warning.