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End Bear Bile Farming

Remember goldie?
Build it and they will come!

The terriied sun bear cub? he’s inally found a friend after With more bears expected at our Vietnam sanctuary in 2017,
such a sad start to life. Goldie and Murphy are among 48 a new bear house with 13 dens and two outdoor enclosures

lonely bears who were integrated into groups in 2016.
is nearly ready.

Six-month-old Goldie was torn from his mother by trafickers The bear house itself has been built, the dens have been itted

for a life of misery in the bile trade. But thanks to your kindness out and the enclosure fences are up. We expect the bears will
we were able to rescue him and give him a home for life at our have moved in by the time you’re reading this.
Vietnam sanctuary.

Our enormous thanks to some very special UK supporters
Understandably Goldie was traumatised and angry when he for their gifts towards the new bear house – Sue Olsen and
arrived in 2015. But gradually he started to heal. meeting the Olsen Animal Trust, and the Covey family. The bears are

Murphy has been the icing on the cake.
grateful too – now they can spread out and enjoy their big new
playground and cosy dens.

Poor Goldie was terriied even of his rescuers.
Contractors plant trees in one of the new enclosures.

Sincere thanks to Sue
Olsen and the Olsen Animal

Trust for their phenomenal
support in 2016. As well as
donating core funds and

matching income for global
appeals, Sue pitched in to
help when we had to cancel

a big fundraising event. She
saved the day by running an
incredible event at her home.
Slowly this scared little bear started to smile.

Goldie (left) and Murphy, happy and loved because of you.
Mariana and Ian Covey, and Ian’s parents Neil and June,
are some of our very special supporters. This wonderful
family has been by our side for many years, attending and

sponsoring events, naming their own bears and giving talks
to raise awareness.

‘I’m pleased to include a gift in my will

since I wish to know that this good work

will continue until the very last bear is
’
released from these prisons of despair.

Elaine Livesey-Fassel
Thank you for turning Goldie’s world upside down.
Long-term uS supporter

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