A pilot project to treat bears with mobility issues with special physiotherapy sessions has proved a resounding success and the programme is going to be expanded to help more bears with reduced mobility. Bears Arthur and Milagro were the first beneficiaries of this innovative work and the results have been very encouraging.
Recent floods, predominantly in central Vietnam, have devastated thousands of lives and left many homeless or dead. During this crisis Animals Asia came to the rescue of a shelter which is home to over 100 cats and dogs.
Yesterday two more bears were rescued by Animals Asia and brought to our sanctuary in Tam Dao National Park. Named Storm and Torrent in tribute to those in Vietnam affected by devastating floods.
Animals Asia has moved one bear closer to its goal of ending bear bile farming in Vietnam, with the rescue of a bear from the district of Phúc Thọ on Thursday.
Jill Robinson, the founder and CEO of Animals Asia, will speak at an event on Friday 23 October to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN), and mark five years since the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched.
11 families recently visited Animals Asia’s bear sanctuary in Chengdu, China where they got a chance to see the bears and take part in a bear-themed art workshop! They won the chance to visit the bears following a competition on Sichuan Traffic Radio.
Following training from dental specialist Dr Cedric Tutt, Senior Vet Surgeon Shaun Thomson performed the first 'in-house' root canal surgery at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre. Bear Rae’s tooth has been filled and now she is loving life (and lunch) again!
Imagine if for every four pieces of vegetables bought by supporters’ donations for our rescued bears, they got another one for free? Does it sound like it’s too good to be true? In a sense it’s actually happening in reality thanks to the UK government’s Gift Aid scheme!
