The truth about the Yulin dog meat festival – and how to stop it
网页2018年6月1日 — The truth is there used to be an officially organised event in Yulin city called the Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival which took place around the summer solstice. It was an attempt to boost the local economy around an activity that was already taking place. Rightly, the event caused outrage at home and abroad and, thanks to the campaigning of ...
Why animals should not be in circuses - Animals Asia Foundation
网页2022年12月10日 — Why animals should not be in circuses. 10 December 2022. The truth about animals in circuses is that they are abused and endure lives of complete misery, while some are even poached from the wild, purely for entertainment. Circuses around the world continue to use animals in their shows and very few countries have banned the practice.
Who We Are - Animals Asia Foundation
网页Founded in 1998, the Animals Asia team has been rescuing bears since 1994. We operate award winning bear rescue sanctuaries in China and Vietnam, and we are the only organisation with a bear sanctuary in China. Our founder and CEO, Jill Robinson MBE, Dr.med.vet. h.c., Hon LLD is widely recognised as the world’s leading authority on the cruel ...
China’s Yulin dog meat festival - what we know - Animals Asia …
网页2016年5月24日 — The festival takes place to mark the summer solstice. This year that is June 21. The festival’s full name is the Yulin lychee and dog meat festival. There’s also a lot of beer consumed. Sadly it has also been reported that cats are eaten too though not in such vast numbers. 4.
Overview - Animals Asia Foundation
网页Overview. Overview. In China and Vietnam, where we focus our work to end bear bile farming, over 12,000 bears – mainly moon bears but also others such as sun bears and brown bears – are held in captivity on farms and “milked” regularly for their bile, which is used in traditional medicine. Most farmed bears are kept in tiny cages.
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Facts about bear bile farming - Animals Asia Foundation
网页Commercial 'bear bile farming' began in China in the 1980's. It is a cruel farming system designed to extract bile from the gallbladders of living bears. Previous to this, bears were hunted in the wild for their gallbladder bile, which is used in traditional Chinese medicine. By the early 1990's, there were over 400 bear farms in China alone ...
The truth about elephant riding - Animals Asia Foundation
网页2019年3月1日 — Elephants used for rides are typically available to give rides all day, every day. When no tourists are present, the elephants are tied up to wait. When the tourists appear, the elephants must work for up to eight hours ferrying large groups on their backs in the tropical heat. The welfare of elephants in the tourism industry is poorly ...
Bear Bile Farming - Animals Asia Foundation
网页The focus of our Bear Bile Farming programme is to rescue bears from the bear bile industry, provide life-long care for rescued bears at our award-winning sanctuaries in China and Vietnam, and work towards ending the industry in Asia. Over 10,000 bears – mainly moon bears but also sun bears and brown bears – are held in captivity on farms ...
网页2015年6月9日 — 3 Respondents were local residents aged 18-65 who had lived in their city for at least two years. The male/female ratio was close to 1:1. Respondents were interviewed face to face and the interviewer recorded their answers in …