During the quiet festive period of 2024, Animals Asia was alerted to the plight of an adult moon bear who desperately needed our help. It was in the Vietnamese province of Lao Cai, which borders China ...

Your support saw 16 precious moon bears finally set paws on grass after decades on bile farms, 3 elephants formerly abused for riding tourism free to roam in forests, gave safe shelter to tens of ...

The availability of funds. Management of the rescued bears (for instance, some might need part of an enclosure all to themselves if they’re not ready to be integrated with other bears, while others ...

Fill out our online form and tell us about the skills you’d like to volunteer, we’d love to hear from you! Whether by manning stalls at the village fete, a dinner dance in the city, a boat race, ...

Bear bile has been used for thousands of years in traditional Asian medicine. It contains high levels of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) known to be useful for treating liver and gall bladder conditions.

You can help Animals Asia in a number ways - from sponsoring a bear to holding your own fundraiser. Click on the menu on the left for ways to support our work. Alternatively, sign up to become a ...

The China Bear Rescue Centre in Chengdu was Animals Asia’s first bear sanctuary and also the first of its kind in the world. An adventurous project, it is a safe haven combining secure, semi-natural ...

Thank you so much for your interest and enthusiasm for Animals Asia and the work we do. We're so pleased you've decided to turn your compassion into action and are keen to fundraise for this very ...

You can help Animals Asia in a number ways - from sponsoring a bear to holding your own fundraiser. Click on the menu on the left for ways to support our work. Alternatively, sign up to become a ...

More than 10,000 bears – mainly moon bears, but also sun bears and brown bears – are kept on bile farms across Asia. The bears are subjected to regular bile extraction. The bile, which contains ...