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After two decades of confinement on a bear bile farm in Phung Thuong village, moon bears Nang and Mua have been rescued by Animals Asia and transported to our new sanctuary in the serene Bach Ma ...
Every year, tourists from around the world ride elephants while on holiday in Southeast Asia. Here’s why you should never take an elephant ride.
The Sun and the Moon are our constant companions. Our affection for these celestial bodies is demonstrated in the names that we have chosen for bears living naturally on the Asian continent.
Every year, we spend hours making bear-appropriate decorations, pack gifts of dried fruit, nuts and other treats, decorate the enclosures and watch the fun this brings to our rescued bears.
From flooding emergencies and threats of eviction to moving 101 bears safely home, Animals Asia has experienced some pretty dramatic challenges. But ending bear bile farming and rescuing every last ...
THEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU! We are on the look-out for enthusiastic, friendly and organised individuals who’d like to form our first Volunteer Support Group in Hong Kong. We are especially ...
We’re delighted to announce that over the festive period, Animals Asia welcomed a beautiful moon bear we’ve named ‘Christmas’ to our Tam Dao sanctuary in Vietnam.
A tragic polar bear trapped in a mall in Guangzhou China has been offered a new home after his heartbreaking plight made worldwide headlines.
On International Animal Rights Day, Dave Neale asks, is it possible for society to grant animals similar basic rights to those that are applicable to humans?
Animals Asia has just rescued a female moon bear, who we’ve nicknamed ‘Paddington’, from a tiny cage on a bile farm. She’d spent 17 years - her entire life - suffering repeated bile extraction.
In my work, I walk a tightrope. My training as an anthropologist tells me that our species, at 200,000 years old a virtual newbie on Earth, expresses its intelligence and emotions in ways unique in ...