Before their rescue this summer - the #9Lives bears had been in bile farm cages for a decade. Bear Manager Sarah knows them best and shares their progress here.
After the historic agreement to end bear bile farming in Vietnam, here’s what needs to happen to get from 1,000 caged bears in cages, to none.
Two therapy animals celebrate more than a decade of service by returning to the centre for the disabled where they first began their incredible careers.
Rescued after over a decade in a cage - moon bear Rocky’s suffering has ended.
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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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