A worldwide summary of where moon bear welfare and bear bile farming stand as of 2026.
Category: Vietnam
Star-studded event raises £30k for new bear sanctuary in Vietnam
For the tenth year, a host of Animals Asia supporters recently gathered for a glittering event to raise essential funds for our new bear sanctuary in Bach Ma, Vietnam. Sponsored by The Mill in the beautiful, quintessentially English village of Sonning in Berkshire, it was the perfect location for an intimate evening with Animals Asia’s founder and CEO Jill Robinson and ambassadors and friends who generously donated their time and their incredible talents.
VN: Rescue 2019
Vietnamese authorities confiscated the two female bear cubs from wildlife smugglers in Hai Phong province on January 9, according to Vienna, Austria-based animal welfare NGO Four Paws. After spending a night in a hotel, the cubs were taken to a Four Paws bear sanctuary in Ninh Binh on January 10, where they are receiving intensive …
Can Tho becomes bear farm free province in Vietnam
Can Tho provincial authorities, in collaboration with Free the Bears, transferred an Asiatic black bear that was voluntarily given up by its owner, to the Cat Tien Bear Rescue Center. This bear was the last captive bear held in Can Tho, marking Can Tho as the 22nd bear farm free province in Vietnam. This …
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“Let a bear shit in the woods”
Kelly Frances "Let a bear shit in the woods" - Jill Robinson MBE, Dr med vet hc, Hon LLD Founder & CEO http://www.animalsasia.org The formidable Ms Robinson doesn't mince words, and she has a point, a simple, powerful point: let nature be nature. Refreshingly, her words resonated at a conference on the Sixth Mass Extinction …
SAVING BEARS... 