News Archive

14 March 2012

Environmental investment for Vietnam bear sanctuary, thanks to Green Dragon Fund

An innovative wastewater treatment system that will see a local river protected from pollutants was unveiled today at Animals Asia’s Vietnam Moon Bear Rescue Centre near Hanoi. The cost was met by a US$100,000 charitable donation from the Green Dragon Fund, an investment fund managed by Environmental Investment Services Asia Limited (EISAL). EISAL is a Hong Kong-based investment management company that focuses on the environmental and low-carbon sector.

Bear Bile Farming

14 March 2012

China backs the bears

The last few weeks have seen massive countrywide condemnation of bear farming in China with the issue saturating the news and putting the bear farming industry on the defensive.

Bear Bile Farming

21 February 2012

Scientific studies reveal brutal truth of bear farming industry

Scientific research into bears previously farmed using the “free drip” method of bile extraction was revealed today at an Animals Asia press conference in Beijing. The detailed medical evidence was based on analysis of 165 bears that had been rescued and brought to Animals Asia’s bear sanctuary near Chengdu.

Bear Bile Farming

20 February 2012

Influential support in China

With the issue of Guizengtang Pharmaceutical Company's IPO application dominating the headlines in China, reports of celebrity support began to flow in.

Bear Bile Farming

19 February 2012

Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming visits bears rescued from bile extraction industry

Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming has visited bears rescued from the bear bile industry at Animal Asia’s moon bear sanctuary near Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. During his visit he spent time at the animal hospital where he saw a bear that had been farmed using the “free drip” extraction method undergoing a health check.

Bear Bile Farming

18 January 2012

Dog-transport truck stopped en route to south China

The action by Chongqing Small Animal Protection Centre and volunteers to stop a truck transporting hundreds of dogs to their deaths in the markets of south China has been a success.

Cat and Dog Welfare

08 January 2012

Bear bile harmful to human health, according to research released at major Beijing event

The Chinese pharmaceutical industry was today called on to stop producing, promoting and selling bear bile from farmed bears at a high profile event in Beijing.

Bear Bile Farming