In Vietnam, where bear bile farming hit a peak of almost 4,500 captive animals 15 years ago, many of the moon bears we rescue have spent decades trapped in tiny metal cages, surviving on scraps of ...

Additionally, the program between the three organizations also encourages bear bile farmers to surrender their animals to ...

primarily to house Asiatic black bears rescued from bear-bile farming. Although Vietnam outlawed bear-bile extraction in 2005, many farms continue to operate illegally. The bile is used as a ...

"18 cubs were rescued from this illegal wildlife trade ... have been trafficked and destined to life on a new, illegal bear bile farm in captivity. The sun bear and Asiatic bear, commonly referred ...

Another law passed in 2005 to outlaw bile extraction but, again, people could keep the bears they already had. The MOU commits the government and Animals Asia to work together to rescue the estimated ...

and euthanasia of bears for reasons such as illness or bile extraction must now be conducted under the supervision of a veterinarian, the government said Friday. Additionally, feeding feral ...