SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the call came in, the staff at Animals Asia jumped into action. A bear in Vietnam’s northeastern Haiphong region had been ...
Bear bile has been taken from wild bears in numerous Asian countries for use in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that opportunistic individuals in ...
A bear who was rescued from a bile farm was caught on camera jumping for joy while taking a dip in a pool in Vietnam for the first time. Tuffy was freed from captivity after spending many years in a ...
A bile bear found rocking back and forth on a farm in Vietnam has been rescued after 17 years of abuse. Rescuers from Animals Asia were first alerted about the animal by the Forest Protection ...
In honor of International Moon Bear Day on August 8, we’re raising awareness around the tragic lives of moon bears. Many of these beautiful creatures are subjected to bear bile farming. This is an ...
(CNN) — When the call came in, the staff at Animals Asia jumped into action. A bear in Vietnam’s northeastern Haiphong region had been kept captive for years, her bile harvested in painful and ...