FOUR PAWS opened a new bear protection center in Vietnam

Still hundreds of animals to suffer on bear farms

Vienna (OTS) – The Austrian animal protection organization FOUR PAWS, which opened on 7. March is officially her bear forest, Ninh Binh in Vietnam. In the province of Ninh Binh description the new bear conservation centre already offers twelve bears, ten former bile bears, a artgemäßes home. You have been tapped in the past, regularly illegal bile juice that is used for traditional medicine. Still suffering 800 animals are estimated to be approximately 250 bear farms. FOUR PAWS calls on the Vietnamese government to drive the closure of bear farms and the animals in protection centres can accommodate. The bear forest in Ninh Binh will at least offer space for up to 100 abused bears.

With the opening of the bear forest in Ninh Binh, FOUR PAWS reached bear an important milestone in the fight against the illegal attitude of the so-called Bile. Although FOUR PAWS was able to save in the past two years, a dozen bears from cruel attitude, there is still much to do.

„In 35 of the 58 provinces of around 800 bears suffering on non-welfare farms. You are completely neglected, malnourished, and suffer the worst of torments. We have here in the bear forest, Ninh Binh. By the end of the year, we want to give a total of about 40 animals a artgemäßes home. We therefore call on the Vietnamese government to drive the closure of bear farms. It is high time the plight of the bile bears to end Once and for all“, says FOUR PAWS founder and President, Heli Dungler in his opening speech.

Opening ceremony of tragedy overshadowed

FOUR PAWS had actually planned to save seven of Galle bears from three different bear farms in the province of Dong Nai in the South of Vietnam, and to bring in the bear forest. Tragic circumstances, crossed-out, however, this Plan, because four bears came within a week, so far unexplained way on the same Farm died. „In spite of existing laws such terrible events will not occur such as in Dong Nai, unfortunately, often without consequences for the Farmer. The bears die in their cages, although it would give you a reasonable accommodation. We therefore demand a full investigation into the cause of death“, says Heli Dungler.

The business of bear bile is flourishing in spite of the Alternatives

Bear bile is for several thousand years as a healing agent in traditional medicine and is used for the treatment of diseases of the eye, hematoma, digestive complaints, and other complaints. Although their effect itself is in doubt of renowned experts of traditional medicine and there are much better herbal and synthetic Alternatives, it is today a coveted product in many Asian countries. Although it is banned in Vietnam, the possession, sale and consumption of bear bile since 2005, but the attitude of the animals is still allowed.

Protection center provides space for a total of 100 bears

After completion of all construction, 10 acres of great bear forest, Ninh Binh is open to the Public. Locals and tourists from all over the world can get a picture of how formerly tortured farm your natural instincts, bears gradually recover and bear life. The first visitors were impressed by the sight of the spacious open-air enclosures with ponds, trees, climbing – and hiding possibilities. The bear forest is not only a new home for former bile bears, he should also as a training and education facility to bring the animal and species protection in Vietnam. The according to modern conservation standards built in protection the centre has its own veterinary clinic, two bear houses, a quarantine station and four outdoor enclosures (impressions from the bear forest:
[https://youtu.be/kJVQYnu-Fg8] (https://youtu.be/kJVQYnu-Fg8)).

All high-resolution photos about the bear forest in Ninh Binh, and the opening ceremony you can download here:

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Mag. Elisabeth Penz
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