19 April 2013

Buddha Bear Goes Outside

A little over three months after Buddha bear was rescued from an illegal bile farm, she has taken her biggest step - out from her den into to enjoy the sunshine and grass of an open enclosure.

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18 April 2013

Jill wins prestigious International Rescue award at Britain’s first Animal Honours

Animals Asia founder Jill Robinson has been announced as a winner at Britain’s Animal Honours event in a ceremony that aired on primetime British TV.

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17 April 2013

It’s 20 years since Jill first walked onto a bear bile farm

Twenty years ago today, Animals Asia founder Jill Robinson joined a scenic bus tour that would turn her life around – and lead to greater understanding of animal welfare in China and Vietnam. Jill was working undercover in southern China to investigate an unsettling report – that the bus stopped at a farm selling medicinal bear bile that was extracted from bears crammed into tiny cages.

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11 April 2013

Two cubs rescued in Vietnam, near the Chinese border

Following news that two moon bears cubs had been confiscated in Lai Chau Province in northern Vietnam, an Animals Asia team made the 450km trip from Hanoi arriving late at night. The next morning they met with the Forestry Protection Department to arrange the handover of the two cubs.

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11 April 2013

Chinese bear bile farm listing put on hold

Animals Asia has welcomed the news that bear bile farmer Guizhentang has put its application for a stock market launch on hold, calling it: “a welcome victory for the campaign to end bear bile farming”.

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10 April 2013

Latest veterinary techniques set to spread through China

Academics responsible for training China’s vets are being armed with the latest technologies and techniques at an educational workshop held this week at China’s Nanjing Agricultural University.

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27 March 2013

New Year Rescue bears enjoy den life as they ready themselves for outside

The six New Year Rescue bears have all made the successful switch to bear “dens” - the last step in their rehabilitation before they enjoy the freedom of going outside for the first time.

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25 March 2013

Animals Asia says bears must benefit from proposed change to China Wildlife Law

Animals Asia has welcomed a draft proposal to amend China’s Wildlife Protection Law, calling for the proposed legislation to include protection of bears farmed for their bile.

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