China's Black Bear Abuse
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| Rescued black bear being treated as a result of China's sanctioned animal cruelty. What a despicable government. |
… Most of the 68 existing farms raise
Asiatic black bears, which are also known as moon bears due to a colored crescent
shape on their breasts. There are between 16,000 and 25,000 of the bears left
in the high-altitude forests of Asia, and they are protected under international
convention. Farming of captive bears is permitted under Chinese law but banned
in South Korea and Japan, where bear bile powder is also prized. A critic of
bear farming, Jill Robinson of the Hong Kong-based Animals Asia Foundation,
dismissed Wang's assertion that captive bears don't suffer. “There is no
humane technique of bile extraction in China and never can be,” Robinson
said. She said many farmers have replaced the rusty metal catheters they once
used with clear plastic ones but that “farmers are deceiving the Chinese
government” about other tactics, such as keeping bears in tiny cages and
harvesting bile from unhealthy bears. …
China
refuses to abolish bear farms despite international pressure
No, I'm not surprised, because I read. But you'll have to excuse
me from further comment. This story renders me speechless and sick to my stomach.
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