For Heidi Quine heading up the Nanning Bear Rescue Centre bear team as Senior Bear Manager is a once-in-a-lifetime job that will see her leave behind friends and colleagues for a new life in Nanning.
Looking right at home in this picture is Taz.
His world was looking very small in 2011, when he and two other cubs were poached and trafficked into the bear bile industry.
The 10th recruitment exam for Guangzhou’s Dr Dog programme turned out to be a record breaking year as 12 dogs passed their exams to become eligible therapy dogs.
Animals Asia’s work to transform the Nanning Flower World bear bile farm into the Nanning Bear Rescue Centre began this week as the first changes to the bears’ lives were implemented.
The MIDI Music Festival – one of China’s top music events – continued its long running reputation for awareness raising by allowing Animals Asia to host an information booth at the event.
Animal loving Brit Abraham Cohen is going the extra mile for moon bears by cycling the length of the American continent via the USA’s historical Route 66 to raise awareness for Animals Asia.
Charismatic moon bear Xuan Xuan continues to attract photographers, celebrities, and everyone else who visits the CBRC.
Years of bile extraction on bear bile farms have left many of the rescued bears at Animals Asia’s sanctuary in Vietnam suffering from long term disabilities, presenting very specific challenges to the vet team.