Bear farming is a cruel practice carried out to extract bile from bears which is then used in Traditional Asian Medicine.
Shocking and inhumane methods of bile extraction have been developed by the bear farming industry. All of them cause severe mental and physical trauma to the captive bears.
The practice usually involves taking bile from a live bear. The bears are kept in small cages preventing them from moving around, while cubs bred are often used to perform tricks for entertainment until they reach the age where they can be used for bile extraction.
International trade in bile and other bear parts including paws and gall bladders also occurs even though it is illegal. There are many effective herbal alternatives that can be used instead of bear bile.
Bear farming has increased the amount of bear bile available to consumers significantly, and it is actually feared that bear farming is causing a decline in wild populations in China and across Asia, as the bear farming industry stimulates increased demand for bear bile products.
WSPA is calling for an end to the illegal international trade in bear products, a lot of which come from bear farms in Asia.
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