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End Bear Bile Farming

nanning update
A happy halloween for Pumpkin

our Chengdu sanctuary team is busy preparing for the Bear Manager Ryan Marcel Sucaet has a special moment
arrival of the bears from nanning as we continue to wait for to share with you. Ryan and team dedicated their Halloween

the oficial go-ahead to bring them home.
lunchbreak at Nanning to carving jack-o-lanterns for Pumpkin,
Adithi, Harry, Sunny, and Pickle Nicol. These ive recovering
Work is now complete on an old bear house which had been bears all show signs of stress through repetitive movement.

vacant for years.
‘Pumpkin stole the show. She sat staring at her treat, with her
The “new” bear house will be home to 20 of the bears still forepaws resting on the hammock. She then looked right into

on the former bile farm at Nanning. As soon as we have our eyes as the corners of her mouth stretched as far back as
permission, all 122 of these bears will be on the road to their she could manage. A smile we’ll never forget. Pumpkin loved
forever home at our Chengdu sanctuary.
her pumpkin!’

Meanwhile the nanning bears are getting the best vet care
we can give them and a delicious, healthy diet.

They also get an array of “enrichment” to keep their minds
occupied – toys, food puzzles, ice blocks, giant banana leaves,
even their own paddling pools – and for those with mobility

issues, hammocks.

It’s your support that makes this possible.

Did we mention that we love these bears? Here’s Ryan with
Zhou Feng Yu, Tina Tian, Cai Guang Lan and Liu Xiao Yan.

Toys help to keep bears like Alex happy and occupied.

nanning in a nutshell

In 2014, we took over the care of the bears on a former bile
farm in Nanning, southern China. We plan to bring them to our
Chengdu sanctuary as soon as we have the necessary permits.

how you’re healing with kindness

On top of their regular work at our Chengdu sanctuary, out vet
team makes regular visits to Nanning to assess and treat the
bears there. Here’s a look at what your support has allowed this The smile that says it all – Pumpkin knows she is loved.

amazing team to achieve for the Nanning bears up until end 2016.
• 93 bears health checked under anaesthesia
• 157 health checks in total

(some bears needed follow-up checks)
• 10 bears’ gall bladders removed
• 8 bears needed emergency health checks

Healthy treats like these mean the world to the bears.
The Nanning bears are getting world-class veterinary care.

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