Animals Asia has rescued nearly 700 bears to our three sanctuaries and is working with the Vietnam government to
#endbearbilefarming
and rescue the last bears
Animals Asia has rescued over 600 bears from extreme cruelty.
But every rescue is entirely dependent on supporters around the globe like
@rickygervais
who stand up for the bears when they need help.
Thank you Ricky, and everyone around the world who makes new lives possible.
This is what happens when you put non-toxic bubble bath in a paddling pool full of rescued moon bears.
Fun times! ๐
Moon bears are playful and curious. In sanctuary, daily enrichment ensures they enjoy every single day of their new lives.
#MoonBearMonday
This is the moment we've all been waiting for.
After 15 years of captivity, a 5-day rescue and months of rehab, sun bear Aurora has made her first steps on grass.
There is so much more to come for this brave girl but this is a huge achievement.
#WishUponAStarRescue
We'll never tire of seeing the happiness of the sun and moon bears at our sanctuary after rescue from extreme cruelty.
Every day they teach us new life lessons - how to live in the moment and to appreciate every precious moment of happiness.
#InternationalDayOfHappiness
Thank you
@rickygervais
for this generous gift for the bears ๐ป. Together we are ending bear bile farming forever in Vietnam
#NoBearLeftBehind
thank you !!!
Thanks to everyone who came along. The 3 animal charities that will benefit from the platinum tickets sales are
@IAR_updates
@AnimalsAsia
&
@Nowzad
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@rickygervais
Handsome & glamorous by association with rescued sun bear Lamma!
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We wouldn't recommend actually sharing a tub with a wild animal though.
Watching moon bear Gypsy playing on a bed of leaves is medicine for the soul.
Rolling on her back, doing forward rolls, playing with her hessian sack while the birds sing around her... This is pure joy. This is happiness. This is the least she deserves.
Happy
#MoonBearMonday
x
For 17 long, lonely years, she was the bear with no name. Trapped in isolation on a bear bile farm in Vietnam, she suffered repeated bile extraction.
But now she is Precious. She has a name, she is loved, and she is making herself at home.
#NoNameBearRescue
Thanks to people around the world, 7 moon bears and a sun bear were rescued from a collective 111 years of cruelty in 2018.
Mai, Mekong, Star, LeBon, Kim, Sky, Precious and Aurora are safe and in 2019 you will see them continue to flourish.
Thank you for changing their world.
The best video you will see today: moon bear Kim sets paw on grass for the first time since being poached from the wild over 13 years ago.
Proud of this amazing bear's recovery from cruelty. So much more to come for her in her new life. But for now, this is amazing.
#FiveLives
Today cruelty ended for five moon bears. We were shocked to learn they had been held on a bile farm for 21 years. Unimaginable torment for any living being. Now they travel 1,700km to sanctuary.
Help them get there:
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Just a bear, who suffered unimaginable cruelty in a tiny cage for years, now floating contently in the sunshine.
Moon bear Tatzi can hear the birds singing all around him. Nearly 10 years on from his rescue from a bile farm, every single day is full of joy.
#MoonBearMonday
Safe at last!
Moon bear cubs Sugar and Spice are safely back our sanctuary after dramatic rescue from a cruel circus.
No-one can hurt them anymore.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who has helped get these innocent little bears to safety.
#CircusCubsRescue
Moon bear Emmy spent 10 years on a bile farm. She never saw trees or grass. Never made a nest of soft leaves.
But now she's safe in our sanctuary and she has everything she needs.
Although, apparently, the swing bed could be softer ๐คท๐๐ปโค๏ธ
Happy
#MoonBearMonday
everyone x
On bile farms, bears spend a lifetime trapped in a cage, sitting on cold iron bars, eating only rice gruel.
But in sanctuary, bears like Amara and Milagro are free to choose how to spend their days within a large outdoor enclosure full of trees, pools and grass.
#MoonBearMonday
As the COVID-19 continues to cause global chaos & fatalities, and Indonesia reports its first human infections,
@rickygervais
and
@PeterEgan6
have joined the Dog Meat Free Indonesia coalition in our calls on the government to to close live animal markets.
Tuffy, a deliriously happy bear at our Vietnam sanctuary, has shown millions of people what it feels like to be rescued from bile farm cruelty.
If you would like to give new lives to bears like Tuffy, join Oliver's Army today and give monthly:
Weโve the most wonderful news!
On Monday, beautiful moon bear Amy arrived at our Vietnam sanctuary in a covert rescue from a bear bile farm. She suffered nearly 15 years of pain and neglect, but is finally safe.
Now the long, hard road to recovery begins.
More news to come.
Thank you to everyone who made
#MoonBearDay2019
such a success introducing a whole new audience to these incredible, endangered bears.
Moon bear Poe sends you his thanks by turning his bubble-filled paddling pool into a hot tub.
10 yrs of cruelty couldn't break his spirit ๐ป
Blind moon bear Mai was once too scared to step outside, but now she relaxes on the grass and splashes in her paddling pool.
Yet she still hasn't been able to integrate with a community of bears.
We'll support this little angel every step of the way.
#MoonBearMonday
Big bear hugs to
#AnimalsAsia
celebrity supporter
@rickygervais
for helping a blind puppy who needed an operation to save his eyes. So proud to have his support! โค๏ธ
As temperatures in Vietnam soar to over 45oC real feel, our rescued moon bears headed for their pools.
On bile farms, bears are kept in tiny hot cages and have no access to drinking water.
But once rescued, open spaces, trees, grass and pools keep them cool.
#MoonBearMonday
More than a decade of cruelty on a bile farm left moon bear Mai blind and traumatised. But months of rehabilitation has seen her work up the courage to take her first steps on grass since being poached from the wild as a cub.
So happy for this amazing bear. So much more to come.
Thank you to everyone who has sent condolences for poor moon bear Amy.
She finally made it out of a bear bile farm cage, only to pass away before she got to walk out on the sanctuary grass.
Now she rests beneath the shade of a tall tree surrounded by forest. Forever loved.
A few weeks on from her rescue from over 13 years of isolation on a bear bile farm, moon bear Sky remains scared, but her carers are working round the clock to calm her and earn her trust.
They'll never give up on Sky.
#MoonBearMountainRescue
Happy
#MoonBearMonday
world.
Today meet Irene who was rescued from a bile farm in Vietnam in 2015.
Thank you for making it possible for her to live her life free from cruelty. ๐งก๐ป
Give her a like if she's made you smile :)
Retweet if you'll never give up on bears like Irene.
Thank you to everyone for messages of condolences at the loss of moon bear Maggie.
Among the sadness there is joy at the nine happy years she spent in sanctuary. Saved from poachers she never knew the agony of bile farming.
This is how we remember her now: loving and loved.
Rescued from a Vietnamese circus yesterday and now safe in Animals Asia's sanctuary, moon bear cubs Sugar and Spice have literally gone from heaven to hell in 24 hours.
Their new lives have begun.
We'll do our best to keep you up to date with their progress. Thank you all โค๏ธ๐ป
From solitary, barren bile farm cages to a huge sanctuary enclosure filled with trees and toys.
These 21 rescued moon bears, are one big (very big!) happy family, spending long days in our sanctuary's
@Miomojo
Bear House.
Looks like someone told the bears about April Fools...
Rescued from cruelty, enjoying new lives, and (possibly) still with sense of humour intact ๐
Love these bears ๐ปโค๏ธ
#MoonBearMonday
Congratulations! Our Vietnam Director, Tuan Bendixsen, has been awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM)for services to animal welfare in Southeast Asia.
Tuan has rescued over 200 bears and is orchestrating the end of the bear bile industry in Vietnam. So proud.
#MoonBearHero
BREAKING NEWS: We are overjoyed to announce that we have brought 101 bears home from an ex-bile farm to our award-winning sanctuary in Chengdu over 750 miles away. ๐๐๐ป๐
#101BearsHome
Learn more about this momentous operation:
40 days after rescue from a cruel circus, Sugar and Spice are living utterly different lives.
Thank you for getting them out of there, for funding their sanctuary care, for providing safety, comfort, health and the space to just be the playful little bear cubs they need to be.
The happiest birthday to friend & supporter of
@AnimalsAsia
@rickygervais
๐ฅณThank you from the bottom of our hearts for putting your kindness in action and saving & improving so many lives ๐ป From everyone here and your boy Derek we wish you a wonderful day & happy year ahead ๐
Baby elephant Gold was only one (left) when found in Vietnam in 2016 in an old well.
We tried to return him to the wild, but his herd would not accept him so we built him a new home at the Elephant Conservation Centre.
Heโs now a healthy 4-yr-old (right). Happy B-day, Gold!
Rescued from 15 years in a tiny cage just last month, sun bear Aurora is loving her new den. During her 45-day quarantine, the team will ensure every day is packed with surprises and delights.
#WishUponAStarRescue
Happy Birthday
@RickyGervais
! ๐ฅณThank you for everything you do for the bears and all animals. ๐ป๐๏ธ๐บ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ Everyone at Animals Asia hopes you have a great day and fabulous year ahead ๐๐
Happy
#MoonBearMonday
!! Enjoy this lovely footage of some of our rescued moon bears playing and exploring at our sanctuaries. Once trapped on cruel bile farms, they thought life could never be good again. But look at them now! Enjoying their lives to the fullest.
#happybears
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Happy rescue anniversary, Annemarie!
3 years ago, you were still trapped in the cage which had confined you alone in the dark for 7 long years.
It took so long for you to believe cruelty was finally over.
To see you now makes all the sleepless nights worth it.
#SunBearMonday
Moon bear Delaney's past on a bear bile farm is a distant memory now, having been rescued by Animals Asia more than a decade ago.
Today, Delaney is known as one of the most playful bears at the sanctuary โ as the video shows! โ and a true gentle giant.
Happy
#MoonBearMonday
Not a harbinger of doom but a canary in the coal mine
Bats are hugely important for ecosystems, and research has proven they have complex social lives to rival elephants, dolphins and primates.
It is their absence we should fear.
#BatAppreciationDay
Is there anything better than seeing a rescued bear enjoying life without a care in the world? Barli spent years trapped on a bile farm in pain, isolation and fear. Today his life couldn't be more different, thanks to you!
#bear
#rescuedanimals
#animalsanctuary
#kindnessinaction
Overcoming cruelty is different for every individual.
Some can't wait to get outside again after so many years in a cage. Others are fearful of the unknown.
For blind moon bear Mai, daring to step outside is proving a huge challenge, but she'll get all the time she needs.
What a pleasure to see gorgeous moon bear Delaney relaxing and playing with his ball as if he hasnโt a care in the world.
If you would like to help bears like Delaney enjoy life after bear bile farming, sponsor a bear today.
Happy
#MoonBearMonday
!
After being poached from the wild or abused on bile farms, these rescued bears deserve every bit of kindness we can give them.
That's why our sanctuary teams prepared a Christmas party - not for themselves, but for the bears to whom they are dedicated carers.
Curious sun bear Murphy found the source of the river, then worked out how to turn it into a drinking fountain ๐
Rescued from poachers as a cub, Murphy has never known the agony of bile extraction.
Instead he has grown up surrounded by love.
Happy
#SunBearMonday
everyoneโ๏ธ๐ป
Happy
#SunBearMonday
!
Itโs the 3-year-anniversary of Kaffeโs rescue. Never again will he be forced to live in a tiny, barren cage. He is doing so well and he is so happy. Thank you for making it possible for him to live the life he deserves. ๐ปโฅ๏ธ
#sunbear
#formerbilebear
#rescue
Happy birthday to an absolute animal champion
@rickygervais
. Sending much love and big bear hugs from your moon bear family here at Animals Asia! ๐ฅณ๐ปโค๏ธ
Delight as over 1,000 Van Hassell's sunbirds are rescued from poachers and released back into the wild.
Incredible work from our Indonesian partner
@ProtectingBirds
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BREAKING: Chinaโs new National Catalogue of Livestock was announced today, with dogs not included on the list!
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We're beyond excited, this regulation is indeed a cause for celebration!
Read more:
#KindnessInAction
#AnimalsAsia
#dogmeat
#dog
It's just a few paces from corner to corner. And this dirty concrete cage has been Aurora's whole world for years. Poor sun bear is going mad in here. Today she's getting out.
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#WishUponAStarRescue
This is what you call a happy day.
Less than a month after being rescued from an eternity on a bear bile farm, the
#FiveLives
bears have moved to spacious dens where they are re-learning how to be bears.
#5Alive
#FiveAlive
#5Lives
Delighted to see LeBON and Sky enjoying the outside world again after so long suffering on bear bile farms.
In time they'll move to an even bigger enclosure with even more bear friends, but for now there is lots of exploring to do!
Our rescued moon bears prove that there's light at the end of the tunnel.๐ปย ย
After years or decades in enforced isolation you've helped create new blissful lives.๐ปย ย
Please help more moon bears today: ย ๐ป
#MoonBearMonday
Clara spent 15 long, lonely years in a dark, rusty cage. The only contact she had with another soul was when her bile was extracted. Today she's happy, healthy & playful. Her years of being a commodity are over thanks to you. Save more like Clara โค
We can never thank you enough for the happiness you give to the bears.
Grateful for the amazing support of people around the world and the new lives they have given to hundreds of rescued bears.
#thanksgiving
Happy
#SunBearMonday
!
Bears are known for their strength, but little sun bear Goldie has been showing everyone just how gentle, dexterous and intelligent he can be.
Instead of breaking this rope, he simply untied the knot. What a clever little bear you are, Goldie!
.
@Slash
says: "a few weeks in isolation can be tough. But imagine 20 years in a cage". Thanks so much for your support Slash! Please join Slash and support our work rescuing moon bears from a life of pain and suffering. ๐ป
Donate now:
Sun bear Goldie was rescued from poachers who would have sold him into a miserable life trapped in a tiny cage, alone.
But look at him now.
Thank you to everyone whose generous gifts have given Goldie this life โ and saved him from a life of suffering.
Happy
#SunBearMonday
She's home! After 16+ years alone in a cage suffering bile extraction and 300km on the road,
#NoNameBear
is finally safe!
The team arrived in pitch darkness and NoName was immediately wheeled to quarantine where she will begin her recovery. More info to come.
#NoNameBearRescue
Moon bear Sugar's story is just amazing. Poached as a cub, she and her sister Spice were forced to ride motorbikes in a brutal circus.
After rescue, Sugar was too traumatised to eat.
But patience, love and expert care has given her the confidence to know she is safe at last.
seven years in a dark cage left sun bear Annemarie too traumatised to step outside - even more than a year after rescue.
But now she had come to realise she is safe, she is loved and she is braver than she ever knew.
#MoonBearMonday
The
#FiveAlive
bears full rescue from farm to sanctuary. So emotional to see how they were found compared to where they are now.
Rehabilitation is a long road, but it has begun and the bears have overcome so much already.
Help give the bears new lives:
Friendship can be a great healer. For moon bears Bazan and PJ, who spent at least a decade trapped on bear bile farms in Vietnam, their friendship is helping them overcome cruelty.
#MoonBearMonday
Rescued moon bear Merricks used to live as a bile bear "commodity," but thanks to our kind supporters, he is now able to live like a real bear at our Vietnam sanctuary. Today he chooses to play instead of foraging like all the other bears...and how sweet it is.
#MoonBearMonday
๐ท Tulip Wakes up in a New World ๐ท This is the moment our new arrival Tulip woke up from her long sleep during which we rescued her and brought her to our sanctuary. Gai offerd her some cool jelly which she lapped up! Follow
#TulipRescue
for more updates on our latest arrival ๐ฅฐ
More reasons to celebrate! New Jersey has become the first state in the USA to ban wild animal circus acts.
Hopefully New Jersey's example will encourage others to do the right thing and send a clear message that wild animal performance is animal abuse.
Yesterday moon bear Solo was an abandoned bear with no future.
But thanks to people around the world she is now safe in our sanctuary and her long road to recovery and a bright future has begun.
We'll share her journey with you every step of the way.
#AbandonedBearRescue
Bears are famously powerful but moon bears rescued from the cruel bile industry prove they can be gentle too โ and that tender moments spent together can help to overcome a history of abuse.
#MoonBearMonday
Moon bear Bamse spent years in a tiny cage on a bear bile farm before being rescued in 2009.
Since then, every day is spent outside playing with friends Erdi and Peter, or making his own fun with the never-ending supply of enrichment items.
Happy
#MoonBearMonday
everyone!
Yesterday was a landmark for Animals Asia as the 200th bear was rescued in VN.
Months of rehab lie ahead for
#NoNameBear
but the long journey has begun. Today was the first day of the rest of her life. A life free of fear and pain.
Thank you to everyone who made it possible x
Moon bears Chi and Sunshine are loving life in our China sanctuary - still the only bear rescue centre in the country.
Roll on the rest of the week!
#MoonBearMonday
So lovely to see Cleo playing happily. She spent 14 years in a cage and it took her some time after rescue to get used to the outdoors again, but as this video shows - she now feels completely at home under the sky with the sun on her face.
Wonder had her first bubble bath! ๐ ๐ The rescued bears at our sanctuaries love bubble baths which we make with non-toxic bubbles. Help Wonder on her road to recovery and forget her traumatic start in life:
#Cuteanimals
#Cute
#Fun
#MoonbearMonday
#Monday
In 2004, a tiny cub was poached and put on a bear bile farm. This morning she was still there. Still alone. Still scared.
But now the cage that would have been her coffin is empty and Sky's new life has begun.
Thank you all for saving Sky.
DONATE:
Success!
The
#MoonBearRescue
team are safe at the hotel & the bears enjoyed a dinner of delicious fuit&veg.
Scooby is completely calm and relished every bite. Lily and Phuong are more wary so will be given quiet space to reduce stress.
3 more days to go. Now is time to rest.
On arrival, rescued bears are malnourished or overweight and lacking muscle from a lifetime of inactivity. But with time, love, a healthy lifestyle and the right diet, then like Ki in this video, they can climb, wrestle and play just as they would in the wild.
#MoonBearMonday
She's home! After 15 years of cruelty, sun bear Aurora is finally safe in our sanctuary. Here she will be loved, cared for and able to be a real bear for the rest of her life.
Today the cruelty ended <3
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These two gentle souls suffered extreme cruelty alone for reasons they could never possibly understand.
But now Bill and Mityan have each other. Pain is behind them, and they know exactly how much they mean to each other.
Happy
#MoonBearMonday
everyone x
"She was a symbol of everything wrong with bear farming but she was also always a symbol of hope and what good can be achieved. It was an honour to know her.โ - China Bear and Vet Team Director Nic Field
RIP Caesar
Tiny kitten San Hua is just one of around 3,500 cats and dogs rescued and given healthcare in China over the last year by more than 100 local groups supported and funded by Animals Asia. Real change, real lives saved.
We are heartbroken as moon bear Maggie, who we've known since she was a cub, succumbs to illness after nearly a decade in sanctuary.
Now she sleeps forever under the stars where she always should have been.
Goodbye, Maggie.