Pain was an accepted part of bile farm life but after rescue, moon bear Dieu languidly plays with all her toys at once without a care in the world.
After a year as a veterinary intern at Animals Asia’s China sanctuary, Chen Si Wen inspires the next generation with a dream of a compassionate future.
Expressing natural behaviours is as vital to bears in sanctuary as a nutritious diet, a safe sanctuary and a good vet – enrichment matters.
From subsisting on rice gruel to thriving on fruit and veg, rescue from the bile trade is a food revolution with long-term health and welfare effects.
In three years, the number of countries with wild animal performance bans has more than doubled, but cruelty and risk to the public remain a global problem.
Jill Robinson explained how to rally support and gather political will in order to change the world, as part of discussion on saving vulnerable species.
Fascination with a species so similar to our own has led to thousands of macaques being poached from the wild – now it’s up to us to help them.
With every bile farm in Vietnam set to close, sanctuary bears are making new friends to free up space for even more rescues.
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