Pack your bags, it’s moving day. The bears from House Six and House Seven are swapping dens and enclosures. Our team managed to transfer a whopping 34 bears in one morning.
A zoo in north eastern China ends live animal performances that can be a cause of great stress to the animals involved, following workshops and exhibitions from Animals Asia. Even during these difficult times progress is being made for animal welfare.
On the twentieth anniversary of her death we reflect on the immeasurable impact of Ruth Harrison who exposed some of the worst atrocities committed as part of intensive animal agriculture.
While Covid-19 has the world focusing on human exploitation of wild land animals, an incomprehensible number of ocean dwelling creatures face an equally appalling fate.
Training of Tibetan macaque John provides mental stimulation as well as help with veterinary care.
On Tuesday 12 May our rescue team was called to a bile farm which was part of a restaurant in Vĩnh Yên city just north of Hanoi, Vietnam. We had been informed by the forest protection department that the farmer who had been keeping the two bears thought one was male and one female. We had conflicting reports about how long the bears had been on the farm but we were fairly sure that they had been held captive for at least 15 years.
We've received a call to rescue these two bears who we believe have been held on a bile farm for at least 15 years. Our rescue team set out from our Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in the early hours of Tuesday morning to Vĩnh Yên city north of Hanoi.
May is Vet Nurse Awareness Month and the Animals Asia Vet teams at the China Bear Rescue Centre (CBRC) and the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre (VBRC) would like to thank all of our volunteer vet nurses who have dedicated their time, skills and passion to help us over the years!
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