Animals in Asia’s zoos and safari parks suffer a range of abuses. Captive wild animals are often cruelly mutilated with their teeth and claws cut back. They may also be chained and used as ...

We promote messages of animal welfare and companionship, through awareness-raising initiatives including animated videos, cartoons, petitions, workshops, animal photography competitions, and ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Spread over an area of 11 hectares, the sanctuary has almost 30,000 square metres of semi-natural outdoor enclosure space designed to stimulate the bears’ natural behaviours. There are five double ...

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 ...

Explore Vietnam’s mighty Yok Don forest in search of majestic elephants who now freely roam the national park. The Yok Don elephants used to give rides to tourists, but now their welfare comes first.

We operate bear sanctuaries in China and Vietnam where bears are rehabilitated and cared for and where our bear teams gather vital evidence of the effects of bile extraction.Our world-class bear ...