Carers heartbroken as bear they’d known since she was a cub succumbs to illness after nearly a decade in sanctuary.
Sun bear Aurora was broken out of the cage where she spent her entire life as an exotic pet and brought to Animals Asia’s Vietnam sanctuary.
An Animals Asia rescue team has arrived on the scene in the Tay Ninh province of southern Vietnam to rescue a lone female sun bear.
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For $45 a month, you can sponsor a rescued bear.
$35 a month could pay for a dozen fruity ice blocks that keep the bears active and stimulated.
$15 a month could provide two bears with dried fruit and nuts, an essential part of their diet.
$10 a month could keep four recovering bears supplied with plus-size fruit smoothies that disguise the taste of their medicines.
$195, could provide a rescued bear with vet care for a month.
$140 could buy the bears a swing to relax on in their enclosure.
For $80, you can befriend a rescued bear.
$55 could buy fruit smoothies for our bears.
$35 could buy a small bobbin/spool for our bears.
$25 could support one volunteer to investigate one zoo for one day.
$11 could vaccinate one dog against rabies. Outbreaks of rabies often prompt brutal dog culls in China.
$8 could buy a pot of honey – the bears’ favourite treat.
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