Chinese Bear-Bile Farm to be Turned into Bear Rehab Center

in Animal News on April 18, 2014

A company in China that raises bears to extract their bile will be turned into a rehab center for more than 130 of its bears. Animals Asia Foundation will spearhead the operation. According to a statement from Animals Asia Foundation, the bears on the farm are sick from earlier extractions, as well as from confinement in small cages, poor diets, and a lack of veterinary care.

Link: The New York Times

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