South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile

South Korea is one of the few countries that allow farming to extract bile from bears, mostly Asiatic black bears known as ...
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South Korea to end bear bile farming, but hundreds of bears remain confined

South Korea will ban bear bile farming from 2026, ending a controversial industry. However, hundreds of moon bears remain ...

South Korea to stop breeding bears to extract their bile - but hundreds are still trapped in pens

South Korea officials have confirmed that the controversial bear bile farming industry will come to an end as part of an ...

Heavily criticized bear bile farming to be fully banned next year

Korea is set to fully ban its decades-old controversial practice of bear bile farming next year, according to officials ...

South Korea to End Bear Bile Farming and Find New Homes for the 200 Bears Stuck in the Industry

Bear bile farming will be banned in South Korea, on Jan. 1, 2026, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced ...

South Korea announces end to controversial bear bile farming

South Korea has announced its ending bear bile farming over animal cruelty concerns.
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These Asian Bears Were Cut Open for Their Bile. Here's What's Being Done to Rehabilitate Them

Bear bile has been taken from wild bears in numerous Asian countries for use in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that opportunistic individuals in ...
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The Heartbreaking Lives of Moon Bears in Bile Farms and How You Can Help

In honor of International Moon Bear Day on August 8, we’re raising awareness around the tragic lives of moon bears. Many of these beautiful creatures are subjected to bear bile farming. This is an ...