JILL'S BLOG

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One day in Bach Ma

08 February 2024, 20:42PM |

When a bear holds your gaze without fear, they hold your heart forever.

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One life - International Day of Education

07 February 2024, 21:22PM |

In a world that is becoming increasingly fragile, it is easy to feel lost in what to do next to protect our environment, our children and the animals and plants that share our planet.

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A year's end, packed with new beginnings

15 December 2023, 21:57PM |

Sanctuary celebrations, happy elephants, festive bears - and a brighter future for cats and dogs in Asia.

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Moon Bear Landing

04 October 2023, 16:52PM |

I blinked back tears as they approached, first cautiously then courageously, out of the darkness and into the light... This is our Moon Bear Mission.

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Look who's taking the MTR!

18 August 2023, 07:09AM |

The 26th of August is International Dog Day and HK's MTR is opening its doors for the first time to our Dr. Dogs.

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Kindness

08 August 2023, 09:58AM |

This week, we welcome Kindness to our Vietnam bear sanctuary and celebrate our 25th year.

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Jill recently joined the bear rescue team in Vietnam to free five bears from a notorious bile farming hotspot where every minute of the last 20 years they clawed out an existence in tiny cage. Now every minute will be filled with kindness and care.

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There's a wonderful expression here in Chengdu, China where it is said that "the dogs bark at the sun", it being such a rare occurrence nestled as we are, deep in the valley. And today the thick grey cloud covering our bear sanctuary is testament to that quote. But oh how wonderful it is to be back "home" after three.....long.....covid......years.

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Welcoming the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit and Cat

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2022. This is your kindness in action.

17 December 2022, 08:00AM |

As the year draws to a close, we celebrate the success of a founding goal for bears and look to a positive future for elephants, cats and dogs and all animals across Asia.

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Jill's Bio

Jill founded Animals Asia in 1998, after an encounter with a caged bear on a farm in China changed her life forever. She now heads a team of over 300 enthusiastic staff and divides her time between our bear rescue centres in China and Vietnam and our Hong Kong head office. She travels extensively to participate in conferences and speak at fundraising events.

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