Animals Asia honours Jane Goodall’s legacy through Robinson, the rescued moon bear she protected in tribute to founder Jill ...

Animals Asia's founder and CEO Jill's festive blog features our rescued bears and elephants as they enjoy their wintery ...

Our sanctuary in Chengdu, southwest China, is Animals Asia’s first – and China’s only – rescue centre for bears formerly farmed for their bile. Hidden among peaceful bamboo forests, it’s a safe haven ...

On 23 November, Animals Asia’s Cat and Dog Welfare Team and Chengdu Fang Suo Commune opened the Love is the Only Cure – Dr Dog Retrospective Exhibition. Running until 23 December, it showcases nearly ...

For decades, bears across Asia have suffered in silence – confined to tiny cages, their bile painfully extracted for use in traditional medicine. Although bile extraction is now illegal in Vietnam, ...

At Animals Asia, care doesn’t stand still. With every rescued bear, we learn, adapt, and refine our approach. Over two decades of experience have led us to develop pioneering methods that improve the ...

Years in captivity severely limit a bear’s ability to behave as they would in the wild. Denied stimulation, access to the outdoors and space, many arrive with limited curiosity and movement. But their ...

Bears are expressive, social and emotionally complex. They share information and display emotion and empathy through scent, sound, body language and touch. For rescued bears, having the freedom and ...

Well-known supporters have rallied behind Animals Asia’s mission to free the last bears still trapped on bile farms in Vietnam – proudly wearing the Free the Final Bears campaign T-shirt and sharing ...

They had waited 20 years in darkness. Cobwebs clung to the bars of their cages. Dust settled on their fur. Every day was the same – nothing to do but wait for the next awful thing to happen. When we ...

Animals Asia has been chosen by Ricky Gervais as one of the animal charities to receive a donation this Christmas. Ricky announced the donation on 9 December on X. Jill Robinson, CEO and Founder of ...

Every year, we spend hours making bear-appropriate decorations, pack gifts of dried fruit, nuts and other treats into beautifully wrapped boxes, decorate the enclosures, and then watch the fun this ...