Unveiling the Plight of Moon Bears: Confronting Bile Farming’s Cruelty
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First, the facts, but there is good news. The world is changing and old practiced are phasing out.
The Asian Moon Bear, also known as the Asiatic black bear or the moon bear because of its distinctive white crescent-shaped chest mark, has faced a harrowing plight at the hands of humanity, primarily through the inhumane practice of bile farming.
This practice, deeply rooted in traditional Chinese medicine, traces its history back centuries, but has sparked significant controversy that evolved in response to growing awareness and ethical considerations.
The origins of bear bile usage in traditional Chinese medicine dates back over 3,000 years. The moon bear’s bile is believed to possess healing properties for various ailments, particularly liver-related diseases. As a result, bears are captured and kept in captivity, enduring unimaginable suffering in bile farms, where they are routinely subjected to cruel extraction methods and brutal control protocols.
These farms confined bears in cramped cages, where they lived in excruciating conditions for years — a bear can live to thirty (30). The bile, harvested from the bear’s gallbladder, is…
