- Target:
- China Wildlife Conservation Association, Beijing
- Region:
- GLOBAL
- Website:
- www.animalsasia.org
The Animals Asia Foundation in Hong Kong has signed an agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) and the Sichuan Forestry Department (SFD) to free 500 Moon Bears on the worst farms in Sichuan Province and to work together to bring bear
farming to an end.
This "China Bear Rescue" is well underway with 118 Moon Bears now in the care of Animals Asia at their rescue centre in Chengdu, China.
The facts on bear farming: The official number of farmed bears in China is 6,992 (less now with 118 in the care of AAF). Bear bile is not
an aphrodisiac - it is an efficacious medicine with a 3,000 year history, but one which is totally replaceable with herbs and synthetics. In the market today, there is an oversupply of
bear bile which is why the farmers are looking for new markets, hence the placing of it in ridiculous things like shampoo and "Bear Bile Soda"!!!! Some bears have been in these terrible cages for up to 22 years. Bear farming
also exists in Vietnam and Korea.
The CWCA and SFA are doing the right thing and paving the way towards the end of bear farming. Money raised from advertising on this petition will go to help the Animals Asia Foundation fund and build the sanctuary for 500 rescued beautiful Moon Bears - a first major step in bringing bear farming to an end
forever.
We the undersigned thank the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) and the Sichuan Forestry Department (SFD) for releasing 500 bears and we petition that they continue closing down bear farms, promote the sale of herbs and synthetics and fulfil their pledge to bring bear farming to an end.
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The China Bear Rescue - Positive Action petition to China Wildlife Conservation Association, Beijing was written by Annett Blechstein and is in the category Animal Rights at GoPetition.