After years of isolation, pain and suffering, trauma doesn’t disappear overnight. Some bears arrive so shut down they barely react – withdrawn, unresponsive, lost in protective silence. It’s called ...

Animals Asia is devoted to ending bear bile farming and improving the welfare of animals across Asia. We’ve been rescuing bears from lives of cruelty and giving them the safety and care they deserve ...

When we rescued Dawn from a bear bile farm in Phung Thuong, she had endured nearly two decades of confinement and isolation. What she displayed on arrival was a textbook case of learned helplessness – ...

Every year, Animals Asia rescues, protects and cares for bears and other animals in need in Asia. We also provide training and educational programs to support the future of animal welfare in the ...

We’re working to end the heartbreaking bear bile industry in Vietnam and give moon bears in China the safety they deserve. At our three peaceful sanctuaries, rescued bears enjoy freedom for the first ...

At Animals Asia, healing goes beyond medicine. Our pioneering Cooperative Care program is built on trust, choice, and connection. It’s a gentle, science-backed approach that empowers bears to actively ...

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What is bear bile farming? Bear bile farming is the industrial exploitation of bears for their bile – a digestive fluid used in traditional Asian medicine. More than 10,000 bears, mostly moon bears ...

The police had been tipped off by Education For Nature Vietnam (ENV) who had been monitoring the traffickers’ movements for a ...

For decades, bears across Asia have suffered in silence – confined to tiny cages, their bile painfully extracted for use in traditional medicine. Although bile extraction is now illegal in Vietnam, ...

Our sanctuary in Chengdu, southwest China, is Animals Asia’s first – and China’s only – rescue centre for bears formerly farmed for their bile. Hidden among peaceful bamboo forests, it’s a safe haven ...

In Vietnam and across Asia, elephants are used to entertain tourists. Their spirits are crushed with brutal training so they can be ridden, bathed or made to perform. Many of these elephants live in ...