A bear in Vietnam’s northeastern Haiphong region had been kept captive for years, her bile harvested in painful and invasive ways – and the farmer was finally giving her up. The team found a ...

World Animal Protection/ One Touch Connections Chinh lived a small indoor cage at a bear bile farm in Vietnam for over 20 years On May 10, FOUR PAWS, supported by World Animal Protection and the ...

An study led by the Australian animal welfare group Free The Bears found that bear bile farms across Vietnam are starving and killing their bears because keeping them alive has become too costly.

Bear bile is an ingredient in traditional Asian medicine that's used to treat everything from hangovers to cancer, and most recently COVID-19. Its key component, ursodeoxycholic acid, has been ...

Sun bears are also subject to the cruel bear bile trade,” Wong added. “There needs to be more awareness and education about sun bears – they are a protected and special species and are in ...

The world’s smallest bear is finally having its moment in the sun – thanks to a viral video that sparked a conspiracy theory on Chinese social media. Public interest in sun bears, one of Asia ...

The wild new movie Cocaine Bear--which tells the story of a bear ... from the cast include "Cocaine Dolphin," Cocaine Rats," and "Crystal Meth Puppies." All joking aside, Phil Lord, another ...

BBPH, bear bile powder high dose; BBPL, bear bile powder low dose; DSS, dextran sulfate sodium; NC, normal control; 5-ASA, 5-Amino salicylic acid. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic autoimmune ...

At least one black bear decided to make the most of its time at Lake Tahoe and was captured paddling through crystal clear waters. Drone footage recorded by Roland Schumann showed the bear ...

Chinh the moon bear is now focused on relaxation and rehabilitation at FOUR PAWS' sanctuary in Vietnam A bear is again enjoying nature's beauty after spending 20 years in captivity at a bile farm.