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In countries across Asia, thousands of bears live a life of torture on bear farms, so that their bile can be extracted and used in Traditional Medicine. Bears are confined in to agonisingly tiny "crush" cages which cause terrible physical and mental suffering. But their torment does not end there.....the bears are subjected to painful methods of bile extraction which involve crude surgery to implant a steel catheter into the abdomen or the creation of a permanent hole in the abdomen.  The pain is unimaginable.

More than 7,000 bears are still trapped in farms throughout China. Some have been incarcerated for more than 20 years.

Under the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Moon Bears are listed as Appendix 1 - the most critical category.  It is estimated that fewer than 15,000 bears are left in the wild in China.

Since 1993, the Animals Asia team have been working with dedication on projects to end bear farming. Animals Asia Foundation will continue negotiations to rescue and rehabilitate bears from farms, and to keep their wild counterparts where they belong - in the wild. Please visit http://www.animalsasia.org/ for further information.

In September 2007 I will be walking the Great Wall of China in aid of the China Bear Rescue for Animals Asia Foundation.

"Every man and every living creature has a sacred right to the gladness of Springtime". But it is only with the generous help and support of caring people like you, that Animals Asia can fulfill thier promise to give as many bears as possible their first glimpse of Spring.