WSPA’s response to Sky News feature on China
WSPA has been working for a number of years with the Chinese authorities on the farming of animals and with member societies to try and educate the people carrying out the cruelty.
Animal lovers speak out against bear bile farming
Every one of the thousands of animal lovers who signed up to support WSPA’s Stop Bear Bile Farming campaign told the world why they want bear bile farming to stop.
WSPA urges Vietnam to stay on track to end bears suffering in bear farms
The fate of 80 illegally held and endangered Asiatic Black bears hangs in the balance as Vietnamese Authorities decide whether or not to remove them from cruel bear farms.
Microchip project enables new life for farmed bear
An Asiatic black bear held illegally on a bear bile farm is on his way to a sanctuary today, thanks to a WSPA-funded microchipping and monitoring programme.
Major partnership to stop bear farming in Asia
The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Calvin Ayre Foundation, which has agreed to support WSPA’s campaign to end the cruel practice of farming Asian bears for their bile.
Sun bear added to Red List of Threatened Species
In addition to their numbers falling rapidly in the wild, tens of thousands endure pain and suffering in bear farms across south east Asia and by being forced to dance and fight for human entertainment.
Illegal bear products on sale around the world
WSPA is launching From Cage to Consumer (12 June 2007) – a report summarising the results of the undercover investigation – as part of its continuing campaign to end bear farming.
WSPA and Animal Planet take on the illegal wildlife trade
The final programme in the series – airing on Animal Planet on Sunday 4th November at 10pm – focuses on the cruel practice of bear farming and the illegal trade of products containing bear bile, particularly those found in Traditional Asian Medicines, or TAM.
WSPA continues working to highlight the suffering of bears on bear farms using innovative and ground-breaking tactics.
Economic losses could end a cruel animal trade in Korea
Nearly three quarters of respondents surveyed think that there will be further financial losses rather than improvement to their bear farming income in the future.
Good news for bears!
Meanwhile, WSPA member society the Bioresource Research Center of Pakistan (BRC) has seen its persistence and professionalism pay off again this month, as a former bear baiter gave his last remaining bear the chance of a better life at the Kund Park sanctuary.
WSPA joins forces with wildlife crime unit
This partnership will allow Operation Charm and WSPA to share vital information on the bear bile trade and endangered animals parts.
Photo feature: protecting Tanzania’s elephants
These kinds of low cost solutions can be adopted by local people with ease, meaning they stop conflict long term in a way that killing individual bears or elephant can’t.
Star saved from daily bear baiting horror
Star first came to WSPA supporters’ attention in our Christmas 2009 appeal, when we told of our desperation to rescue him before he died of his injuries.