For bears rescued from the cruelty of bile farms, healing isn’t immediate. It takes time, patience, and deep compassion to ...

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Your support saw 16 precious moon bears finally set paws on grass after decades on bile farms, 3 elephants formerly abused for riding tourism free to roam in forests, gave safe shelter to tens of ...

As the days grow longer and the air fills with the sweet scent of blossoms, our bears are embracing the joys of early summer! After a long winter’s rest, they’re lively, curious, and soaking up the ...

4 April 2025: With Spring's new growth celebrating warmth and sunshine in Vietnam, this week could not have been more appropriate to have been invited by the authorities to rescue more bears. At ...

More than 10,000 bears – mainly moon bears, but also sun bears and brown bears – are kept on bile farms across Asia. The bears are subjected to regular bile extraction. The bile, which contains ...

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Bear bile has been used for thousands of years in traditional Asian medicine. It contains high levels of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) known to be useful for treating liver and gall bladder conditions.