1st July 2010

                                          5 bears rescued in Vietnam



5 bears have been rescued in Vietnam by AAF. The 5 were among 24 bears that have been the subject of an international campaign spearheaded by AAF and supported by 13 foreign embassies and other animals welfare groups after the farm holding them was raided by police. Click here for the full story and more photos fro Jill's Blog.

25th June 2010

                                                Sad farewell to Rupert


Sadly Rupert's mobility had got worse and it was time to say goodbye to this beautiful boy. Click here to read his story from Jill's Blog

16th June 2010

                                   2 moon bear cubs rescued in Vietnam



2 cubs about three to four months old have been rescued from a bear farm in Vietnam.
Click here to read the full story on Jills blog

25 April 2010

2 bears rescued in Ha Long Bay

2 femail moon bears Faith and Hope have been rescued from an island resort in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.
They had been bought to the island 5 years ago as young bears to perform in degrading animal shows but after a year or so when they grew larger and were capable of hurting their handlers they were "retired" to a couple of cramped cages where they have remained until now. It is likely they would have had bile extracted periodically, which would explain why they had been kept for so long without performing. Click here to read more about the rescue.



19 April 2010

Breaking News - Dramatic rescue in China

Shandong Province in China - 10 bears rescued, 8 in metal jackets have been released from their hell in a bear bile farm, the last remaining farm in Shandong, making it the 20th bear free province in China out of 31.

click here to read full story.

                                   A mix of moon bears and brown bears



                         brown bear Rocky with bile leaking from his abdomen


21 Feb 2010

RIP baby Tiger

Devastating news, baby moonbear Tiger has lost his fight for life. On Sat night his breathing became laboured and shallow and he refused to suckle. After an all night vigil of oxygen, electrolytes, antibiotics and the constant care and love from the vet staff little Tiger lost his battle and gently slipped away. Click here to read the thoughts of all who looked after him and loved him.

                                                                   RIP little Tiger



13 Feb 2010

Baby moonbear born to one of the newly rescued bears.

A 0.4kg cub has been born in Vietnam. He has been named Tiger and is being hand reared by AAF staff. The little fellow is doing fine although his little ears are missing, probably inadvertantly nibbled off by his mum as she tried to give birth. Click here to read all about Tiger.



9 Feb 2010

Chinese pharmacists join bear campaign

33 Chinese medicine shops join the Healing Without Harm Campaign and throw away their entire stock of bear bile products and pledge never again to prescribe or sell anything to do with bears.
Click here to read in more detail.



5 Feb 2010

Rescued bears settle in

The remaining 18 bears are settling into quarantine and their individual characters are starting to shine through. Click here to read about all the other bears.

             Aptly named, Trouble is always alert and ready for an opportunity to swipe out at staff



26 Jan 2010

Raspberry, one of the 19 bears has to be euthanised

Poor Raspberry had to be gently put to sleep because the vet staff found his organs were ravaged by disease from the bile extraction process. Click here to read in more detail.




21 Jan 2010

Bears arrive at the Rescue Centre

The 19 bears arrive at the rescue centre where they are met by AAF vets and bear managers who assess the bears and welcome them with nutricious shakes and set them up for their first night in their new home. Click here to read in more detail from the AAF website.



18-21 Jan 2010

19 rescued Vietnam bears on the road home

Animals Asia has rescued 19 bears from a bear farm in Binh Duong City which has been shut down by the Central Forest Protection Department. The bears were kept in metal cargo containers which were divided into small cells.



The 19 moon bears are on their 3 day, 2,000 km journey to the Tam Dao Rescue Centre. Click here to read in more detail from AAF website.



22 Dec 2009

19 Chinese provinces now bear farm free

Eighteen of mainland China's provinces and districts (out of 31) have committed to remain bear farm free and to rooting out any hidden bear bile farms. This means that more than half of China
is now free of the bear bile industry and committed to staying that way. Click here to read more on this amazing news.


                                                          Jill with conference participants