The animals appeared terrified of humans, and some of them were pacing back and forth – an abnormal behaviour bears display when they are under stress. 😢
The animals appeared terrified of humans. Some of them were pacing back and forth – an abnormal behaviour bears display when they are under stress.
The bears – locked up and held in a holding area with limited sunlight – are believed to have spent 20 years or so in the cages since they were cubs. This is a fate believed to be suffered by hundreds of other captive bears across Vietnam, where the illicit bear bile trade continues in secret. Containing high levels of ursodeoxycholic acid, bear bile has long been used in traditional Asian medicine to treat liver and gallbladder conditions in humans, the foundation said.
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