The spotlight has never shone more fiercely on China’s dog meat industry, with the Yulin dog meat festival attracting unprecedented worldwide focus. Yet hard facts details remain difficult to come by in an industry used to hiding in the shadows.
Animals Asia has successfully rescued 13 moon bears and closed six bile farms in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province as part of a four-day rescue operation.
Four moon bears from bile farms in Vietnam are on their way to a better life after being rescued by animal welfare charity Animals Asia.
The Yulin dog meat festival is going ahead. It is not officially sanctioned by the authorities - so what is taking place is essentially an unofficial gathering of dog meat eaters.
Animals Asia will begin the mass evacuation of captive bears from Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province – on Tuesday 23rd June, with at least 14 bears to be freed from the illegal bile trade.
Playful moon bear Holly just loves to hang around in the bear sanctuary - so much so that at times she can hardly get up off her back!
With the Yulin dog meat festival about to take place, there has never been greater interest in the issue of dog meat eating in China.
Rescued from the cage that held him for ten years Bern steps out into the light – sniffing the sanctuary smells and blinking in the sunlight.
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