During the quiet festive period of 2024, Animals Asia was alerted to the plight of an adult moon bear who desperately needed our help. It was in the Vietnamese province of Lao Cai, which borders China ...

Spread over an area of 11 hectares, the sanctuary has almost 30,000 square metres of semi-natural outdoor enclosure space designed to stimulate the bears’ natural behaviours. There are five double ...

You can help Animals Asia in a number ways - from sponsoring a bear to holding your own fundraiser. Click on the menu on the left for ways to support our work. Alternatively, sign up to become a ...

More than 10,000 bears – mainly moon bears, but also sun bears and brown bears – are kept on bile farms across Asia. The bears are subjected to regular bile extraction. The bile, which contains ...

Why work with Animals Asia? If you are looking for a rewarding, challenging career in animal welfare, Animals Asia might be the right place for you. We operate bear rescue centers in China and Vietnam ...

Explore Vietnam’s mighty Yok Don forest in search of majestic elephants who now freely roam the national park. The Yok Don elephants used to give rides to tourists, but now their welfare comes first.

Bear bile has been used for thousands of years in traditional Asian medicine. It contains high levels of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) known to be useful for treating liver and gall bladder conditions.

Animals in Asia’s zoos and safari parks suffer a range of abuses. Captive wild animals are often cruelly mutilated with their teeth and claws cut back. They may also be chained and used as ...

You can help Animals Asia in a number ways - from sponsoring a bear to holding your own fundraiser. Click on the menu on the left for ways to support our work. Alternatively, sign up to become a ...

We operate bear sanctuaries in China and Vietnam where bears are rehabilitated and cared for and where our bear teams gather vital evidence of the effects of bile extraction.Our world-class bear ...