Hanoi last in the race to end bear bile farming in Vietnam: Urgent and decisive action needed

A coalition of organizations including World Animal Protection, Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) and Four Paws, called upon the Hanoi People’s Committee (PC) to take decisive action to end bear bile farming in Vietnam's capital during a media briefing held today.

Seventeen years have passed since the Vietnamese government initiated a program aimed at phasing out bear bile farming in Vietnam. In 2005, more than 4,300 captive bears were registered and microchipped as part of an eff...