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WEBAnimals Asia celebrates 26 years with rescue of moon bear, Crescent. In an urgent mission, Animals Asia swiftly mobilized to rescue a moon bear from Vinh Phuc, near the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre.
The truth about the Yulin dog meat festival – and how to stop it
WEBThe truth is there used to be an officially organised event in Yulin city called the Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival which took place around the summer solstice. It was an attempt to boost the local economy around an activity that was already taking place. Rightly, the event caused outrage at home and abroad and, thanks to the campaigning of ...
China’s Yulin dog meat festival - what we know - Animals Asia …
WEBMay 24, 2016 · The festival takes place to mark the summer solstice. This year that is June 21. The festival’s full name is the Yulin lychee and dog meat festival. There’s also a lot of beer consumed. Sadly it has also been reported that cats are eaten too though not in such vast numbers. 4.
Who We Are - Animals Asia Foundation
WEBFounded in 1998, the Animals Asia team has been rescuing bears since 1994. We operate award winning bear rescue sanctuaries in China and Vietnam, and we are the only organisation with a bear sanctuary in China. Our founder and CEO, Jill Robinson MBE, Dr.med.vet. h.c., Hon LLD is widely recognised as the world’s leading authority on the cruel ...
JILL'S BLOG - Animals Asia Foundation
WEBJun 5, 2024 · Sanctuary Caregiver Day - with love to our caring family from the bears. 14 June 2024, 05:07AM |. Today is Sanctuary Caregiver Day and I'd like to celebrate our teams in China and Vietnam who give their all so passionately, to care for our rescued bears. READ MORE. donate now email a friend.
Donate - Animals Asia Foundation
WEBDonate. Animals Asia receives a large portion of its funding from individual donors like you. Your donation is vital to the continuation of our work to rescue bears and end the cruel bear bile farming industry, and to improve animal welfare in China. There are many ways you can help - please consider the options below and donate now to help us ...
One Life: Red Pandas - Animals Asia Foundation
WEBSep 18, 2021 · One Life: Red Pandas. Red pandas live in the mountains of Nepal, northern Myanmar, and central China. The temperature in these regions is generally cool, and there is little annual variation. The southern slopes of the mountains trap the water from seasonal monsoons, supporting forests of firs, deciduous hardwoods, and rhododendrons.
Overview - Animals Asia Foundation
WEBOverview. Overview. In China and Vietnam, where we focus our work to end bear bile farming, over 12,000 bears – mainly moon bears but also others such as sun bears and brown bears – are held in captivity on farms and “milked” regularly for their bile, which is used in traditional medicine. Most farmed bears are kept in tiny cages.
Five things you need to know about bear bile farming
WEBNov 1, 2021 · According to recent official numbers, at least 10,000 bears are currently kept on bile farms in Asia. 2. Extracting bile from bears is as cruel and painful as you would imagine. The extraction of bear bile from live bears causes unimaginable physical and psychological suffering and long-term health problems. Bile being extracted from a …
Wild and endangered animals forced to perform in circuses: new …
WEBApr 15, 2022 · Harsh, unnatural and stressful conditions. T he animals our investigators observed at these venues were forced to perform unnatural tricks in stressful situations; some arerepeatedly exposed to extremely loud music and bright, flashing lights. Many of the animals had injuries, were dangerously underweight, showing signs of self-harm, and clearly terrified of their ‘trainers’, cowering and ...