Countdown to freedom

Thanks to collaborative efforts by several NGOs and government authorities, there are now more bears in sanctuaries and government rescue centres than on farms in Vietnam.

Since 2005, we have seen a 94% reduction of bears on farms, when there were around 4,300 bile bears held captive on farms and facilities. This reduction is due to bear transfers (confiscations of illegally kept bears or voluntary transfers by farmers), but also, sadly, deaths of bears.

While bile extraction is illegal, various loopholes mean that it sadly isn’t against the law the keep bears in Vietnam if they are microchipped and registered. However, we know the system is abused and that many legally held bears are still subjected to cruel bile extractions. 

Your donation can help reduce the number of bears still in captivity in Vietnam. 

Thanks to supporters like you, we’ve made huge progress against this cruel trade. Less than 20 years ago, 4,300 bears were being exploited on Vietnam’s bile farms.

Today that number stands at 247, and 40 of Vietnam’s 63 provinces are now free of bear farms. This is an incredible achievement, but those remaining 247 bears still need our help. 

Will you help captive bears live a wild life?

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