Mother bear kills cub then self at Chinese bile farm

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The Chinese media has reported on an extraordinary account of a mother bear saving her cub from a life of torture by strangling it and then killing itself.

The bears were kept in a farm located in a remote area in the North-West of China. The bears on the farm had their gall bladders milked daily for 'bear bile,' which is used as a remedy in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

It was reported that the bears are kept in tiny cages known as 'crush cages', as the bears have no room to manoeuvre and are literally crushed.

The bile is harvested by making a permanent hole or fistula in the bears' abdomen and gall bladder.

As the hole is never closed, the animals are suspect to various infections and diseases including tumours, cancers and death from peritonitis.

The bears are fitted with an iron vest, as they often try to kill themselves by hitting their stomach as they are unable to bear the pain.

A person who was on the farm in place of a friend witnessed the procedures and told Reminbao.com that they were inhumane.

The witness also claimed that a mother bear broke out its cage when it heard its cub howl in fear before a worker punctured its stomach to milk the bile.

The workers ran away in fear when they saw the mother bear rushing to its cub's side.

Unable to free the cub from its restraints, the mother hugged the cub and eventually strangled it.

It then dropped the cub and ran head-first into a wall, killing itself.

Many TCM practitioners have denounced the use of bear bile in their treatment as there are cheaper herbs and synthetics that can be used in its place.

Bear bile is traditionally used to remove 'heat' from the body as well as treat high fever, liver ailments and sore eyes.


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#2  Edited By sesquipedalophobe

That's so sad.

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#3  Edited By spartan92

 
so very sad, the scum that do things like this to animals should just be just left in a small cage to rot or worse.

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#4  Edited By Sissel

The world is just so disappointing. And people call this a humane civilization. That's depressing.

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#5  Edited By whacknasty

This is horrible. I actually felt misty eyed for a second... 
 
So I'm guessing there is nothing that can be done to shut down a place like this because of the cultural angle involved? Or maybe there is hope still because some practitioners are denouncing the use of the bile?

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#6  Edited By Sissel
@whacknasty: I don't think these kind of practice will stop. It is like stopping drug lords in their business. That's hard to cease and since it is backed up by culture, it will be a long long time before it will stop. But, it is still possible.
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#7  Edited By GrandSymbiote94

What's with all these sad forums???

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#8  Edited By turoksonofstone

So Sad the Chinese treat animals in a beastly fashion... 

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#9  Edited By King_Saturn
we live in a mean ole world... 
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#10  Edited By DoomDoomDoom
@GrandSymbiote94 said:
What's with all these sad forums???
I know right?
Da** you Chinese medicine
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#11  Edited By Red L.A.M.P.

My sister works for a Non-Profit that called Animals Asia that is dedicated to saving these bile farm bears. They are called Moon Bears and their really pretty sweet. Her organization helps buy the bears from the farmers and in exchange help transition them into another line of work.

You can learn more here: www.animalsasia.org/

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#12  Edited By Red L.A.M.P.

@whacknasty said:

This is horrible. I actually felt misty eyed for a second... So I'm guessing there is nothing that can be done to shut down a place like this because of the cultural angle involved? Or maybe there is hope still because some practitioners are denouncing the use of the bile?

Saw you post after I posted.... Check out my post above.

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#13  Edited By Corinthos

WTH? What happened to modern medicine?

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#14  Edited By dernman

Ahhhh why did I read this now I feel bad, sad, and mad.

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#15  Edited By turoksonofstone
@Corinthos said:
WTH? What happened to modern medicine?
ancient and modern medicine co-exist in China..
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#16  Edited By whacknasty
@Red L.A.M.P.: Cool, thanks. I'll check it out for sure.
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#17  Edited By Sissel
@GrandSymbiote94 said:
What's with all these sad forums???
Seconded. I'm shocked by these incoming news back and forth. Just depressing.
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#18  Edited By GrandSymbiote94
@Sissel said:
@GrandSymbiote94 said:
What's with all these sad forums???
Seconded. I'm shocked by these incoming news back and forth. Just depressing.
For real one time someone posted a video of a dog getting thrown off a roof.
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#19  Edited By Sissel
@GrandSymbiote94 said:
@Sissel said:
@GrandSymbiote94 said:
What's with all these sad forums???
Seconded. I'm shocked by these incoming news back and forth. Just depressing.
For real one time someone posted a video of a dog getting thrown off a roof.
I haven't seen that one, but I don't think I would even want to. Besides, if I want to see someone gets killed or the likes I should watch Final Destination. Lol.
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#20  Edited By Rudyftw

Thats horrible.

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#21  Edited By Ashra

Yikes.  

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#22  Edited By jeanlucpicard

Wow thats messed up.