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 ...

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 ...

The Asiatic black bear, named Soi, tried to escape the horrific conditions by gnawing at the bars of his enclosure. The animal was cruelly forced to be sick so the bile could be used for Chinese ...

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 ...

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.