Animals Asia Foundation
July 2017
Mere days ago, these nine gentle moon bears were just numbers. Their
value measured in the amount of bile their owner could harvest from their
organs.
But thanks to you, their lives are about to change beyond their wildest
dreams. No more numbers, now they have their very own names.
Four girls and five boys, meet the nine precious bears your kindness and
love helped to save...
When our emergency rescue team reached them, we were stunned to find the
state they were in.
We’re especially worried about Soul. Her back legs appear to be deformed,
and the dusty cobwebs at the top of her cage lead us to believe that she
hasn’t stood up for many years.
Treated as machines for over a decade, their broken and battered bodies tell the stories of the twelve long years of torture they’ve suffered on this bile farm:
But the defeated bears we rescued on Monday are already beginning to come
back to life, as their little personalities start to emerge…
Wolfie is going to be a very cheeky bear, we can just tell! And Binh An is
such a gentle boy, on the journey home he would take each morsel of food
across to the other side of his transport cage to eat it nicely, then he’d
return to his bowl to select the next delicious treat.
This was a huge rescue operation which required a tremendous amount of
resources. But it’s now that the hard work to mend these broken bears really
begins…
The bears are in bad shape, and they will need extensive veterinary care in
the coming weeks and months. We’re going to need your support more than
ever.
Wolfie's first smile, as he receives kindness for the first time in his
life...
Thank you again for the incredible kindness you’ve shown these bears.
This time last week, they had nothing to live for…
Now they’re waking up to their new lives, with new names, new sights and
smells, and most importantly, they have a new and very special friend in
you.
With nine times the bear hugs for your loyalty and love,
Jill Robinson MBE, Dr med vet hc, Hon LLD
Founder and CEO, Animals Asia
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