With Chengdu on the verge of winter, the bears have spent the autumn months feasting on a special diet of calorie-rich foods that will see them through hibernation.
Oliver, a bear who survived 30 years in a Chinese bear bile farm cage before being dramatically rescued, has died at Animals Asia’s Chengdu Bear Rescue Centre.
In light of reports that bear bile farming has ended in tourist hotspot Halong Bay, Animals Asia’s Vietnam Director Tuan Bendixsen talks about the future challenges for the area.
Authorities and animal lovers in China have come together to try and stem incidents of dog cruelty that have made headlines at home and abroad.
“Dormir como oso” as they say in Spain - sleep like a bear. One trip to Animals Asia’s Vietnam bear sanctuary is enough to convince anyone of the validity of this Spanish phrase.
Today’s dog meat industries in Vietnam and China are completely unregulated and raising serious health issues along with shocking cases of violent criminality. But calling for the industry to be regulated misses the point. It can only ever be criminal. That’s why we remain steadfast in the view that the only viable solution is to make the industry illegal.
Four new enclosures with a capacity of up to 80 bears opened by Animals Asia in Vietnam to house bears rescued from Vietnam’s bear bile industry.
Public anger is growing in Vietnam as laws protecting dogs are repeatedly found to be not fit for purpose.
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