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Animals Asia has unveiled the location of its new sanctuary in Vietnam, during a star-studded event, bringing the organisation a step closer to ending the cruel, outdated and illegal practice of bear bile farming in the country. The official ground-breaking will be on 15 July with actors Lesley Nicol and Peter Egan joining along with multiple government officials and Buddhist groups.
Sai Kung alumnus Jill Robinson, co-founder and CEO of Animals Asia told BUZZ that “This is a truly historic day. We are witnessing another monumental chapter in our collaboration with the Vietnam Government that will lead to a definitive end to bear bile farming”.
Site of the new bear sanctuary in Vietnam
Jill and Animals Asia’s Vietnam bear, vet, and rescue teams were joined virtually by global superstars including Dame Judi Dench, Joaquin Phoenix, Ricky Gervais, James Cromwell, Stephen Fry, Peter Egan, Kesha, Jimmi Simpson, Rick Wakeman, and acclaimed conservationist Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, while on the ground in Vietnam were actresses Tara Buck, Torrey DeVito, Marina Squerciati, and award-winning photographer Katarina Benzova.
This new 12-hectare sanctuary will sit within the beautiful, mountainous surroundings of the Bach Ma National Park and eventually be home to the bears who are still trapped on bile farms.
Once the last bear is saved, this trade will be history for Vietnam, and will set a precedent for other countries in the region to follow. And for Animals Asia, it will be the achievement of one of our founding goals – to end bear bile farming in Vietnam.
Animals Asia has rescued over 650 bears across Vietnam and China, bringing joy and peace to broken bears who have spent years in cages, suffering repeated bile extraction.
For more information, and how to contribute to the work, go to https://www.animalsasia.org/intl/
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