Animals Asia have launched an urgent appeal for help so that they can rescue two moon bears.

The charity do not know what sort of condition the bears are in, but they do know that they are trapped in cages on a bile farm.

The farm is 65 kilometres from Animals Asia’s Vietnam sanctuary – and they are living in unbearable pain and misery.

The aim is to bring these bears from the bile farm to Animals Asia’s sanctuary.  There they can be cared for in safety.

The bears will have a long recovery ahead of them, but the first step is to secure their release from the bile farm.

Can you help? 

• Donate
• And/or spread the word

Animals Asia has an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding with the Vietnamese government to end bear bile farming by 2022 and to rehome over 400 bears who are still on bear bile farms in Vietnam.

Uno has just been rescued…
No sky over his head or grass beneath his paws
because he’d lived in a cage for 18 years

Can you help Animals Asia rescue two more moon bears?

The charity most recently rescued Uno, who had spent 18 years with no sky above him and no grass beneath his paws.  The male Asiatic black bear (moon bear) was handed over by the family who had kept him in his cage for 18 years.

The rescue occurred just a few minutes from Phung Thuong Village.   This is the largest bear bile farming region in Vietnam.  146 bear are still in a cage for bile extraction.

Voluntary surrenders to Animals Asia are really important because they show a change in attitude and also that kindness to bears really matters.

The rescue was a significant step towards our goal as it took place just minutes down the road from Phung Thuong Village, the largest bear bile farming region in Vietnam, where 146 bears remain caged for bile extraction.

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Now, the 23 October to 1 November is National Mammal Week.

It's a chance to celebrate our mammals and their conservation in Britain - and a chance to raise awareness of how we can all help.

 Image ©  The Mammal Society

The British Isles are home to around 90 species of mammal in the land, air and sea.  And the Mammal Society was established back in 1954

It advocates "science-led mammal conservation, leading efforts to collect and share information on mammals, encourage research to learn more about their ecology, distribution and contribute meaningfully to efforts to conserve them".

There are plenty of ways you can get involved, from surveys to donating to their latest appeal (Hogs on Roads), becoming a member to spreading the word.

Find out more about it here.

SPANA work to help working animals in many countries around the world.  My other half and I saw them at work in Marrakech, helping hard-working horses.

But SPANA report that many working animals such as horses, donkeys and mules are being abandoned and left to fend for themselves as their owners have lost their income during the times of the coronavirus.  They cannot afford to keep their animals.

Many owners who are in this situation think that if they can’t feed their animals, then the best thing to do is to let them go so that they can forage for themselves.  Then at the least, they have a chance of survival.

Thousands of working animals are now left to fight for their lives.  They are defenceless and alone. 

In Africa, SPANA’s teams have seen an increase in traffic accidents as more animals are roaming freely since lockdown.

Some abandoned animals are being discovered and brought to SPANA with problems such as colic – they’ve been scavenging for food and eating things which aren’t edible.   They’ve been gathering together and mixing which has meant that infectious disease and parasites have spread.

Stray dogs and abandoned equids have attacked each other out of hunger and frustration.

They need emergency feed, life-saving treatment and knowledgeable, expert care.  

SPANA are asking for donations to help them care for abandoned working animals.  Please spread the word and see how you can help today.