Animal cruelity

   How are Animals Abused and Exploited in Asia? Animals in Asia are among the most abused in the world. From bears captured and caged for their 'bile', to dogs and cats slaughtered in horrific ways for their meat, exploitation of animals in Asia is common and widespread. There are far fewer laws protecting animals in Asia from cruelty and exploitation than in other continents. This makes the work of dedicated animal welfare charities in Asia like Animals Asia, even harder, as the law is often on the side of animal abusers. Animal welfare organisation, Animals Asia, started after our founder Jill Robinson, witnessed horrific animal cruelty on one of China's infamous 'bear bile farms'. But today, it works on a range of animal welfare issues facing animals in China and Vietnam.   What is Bear Bile Farming? Bear bile farming is a cruel farming system designed to extract bile from the gallbladders of living bears for use in traditional Chinese medicine. Some mammals in ...