Care for the Bear Appeal
Build a Bear Vet Clinic
- (c) IAR; Brutally trained to dance
- (c) IAR; Rescued cubs need specialist care
Bannerghatta, India
Dancing bears were banned in India in 1972, but International Animal Rescue (IAR) estimate there are still 600 bears on the streets. IAR and their Indian partner Wildlife SOS want dancing bears to be part of the past. They need to build a vet clinic at their bear sanctuary to provide specialised treatment for the 350 bears already rescued, and for the many others in need of help. It will also benefit Born Free’s rescued tigers who live next door at Bannerghatta. The surgery will need full gas anaesthetic facilities, a dental unit, a sterilizer and an x-ray machine as well as blood analysis equipment.
“All the bears in IAR’s care have been severely beaten throughout their lives. All have had their incisor and canine teeth removed and their claws either removed or cut right back to the quick. They each have a hole burnt into the top of their nose and a rope passed through and out through the nostril. This allowed the keeper to hurt the bear on demand and force him to dance. It takes time for rescued bears to adjust to their new surroundings and start to trust their new keepers. By working closely with Born Free we hope to complete the new surgical facility as quickly as possible. Please, help us to care for the bears.”
Alan Knight
Director, International Animal Rescue
Target:
- £15 will provide painkillers and antibiotics for one rescued bear
- £100 will provide veterinary care and food for two bears for a month
- £2,500 will buy a complete dental unit
We are asking the caring British public to help us get these Bear Necessities.
Build a Bear Sanctuary
- (c) Animals Asia; Bile is extracted from a living bear
- (c) Animals Asia; Rescued bears can recover at the sanctuary
Hanoi, Vietnam
Jill Robinson MBE and her team at Animals Asia urgently need our help as they plan a new Bear Rescue Centre and Sanctuary in Hanoi. This will allow them to provide sanctuary for the moon bears they rescue from Vietnam’s cruel bear farms, as they already have done in China. At the Centre, bears would undergo painstaking surgery to treat their appalling wounds. Free from pain, and with careful attention to their mental and physical needs, the rescued bears will receive loving care for the rest of their lives.
So much needs to be done to help the bears rescued from farms in Vietnam, a mercy mission backed by the Vietnamese authorities. Funds are urgently being sought to build the new Rescue Centre’s quarantine and den areas, natural enclosures and a small surgery. A vet team and other staff need to be employed, suitable food and medicines purchased, and an Education Centre created. Here visitors from Asia and around the world will be inspired to embrace the alternatives to bear bile and keep bears where they belong, in the wild.
“Jill’s task is daunting. Her goal challenging. But this remarkable woman shines a light for all of us who struggle to end suffering and cruelty. With your support, Born Free can help Jill reach her goal to rescue the bears of Vietnam. Born Free has pledged to raise urgent funds to support Animal Asia’s new Rescue Centre. Please send what you can to help us.” Virginia McKenna, Born Free’s Founder & Trustee
Key aspects of the list are:
- £11 for one bag of life-saving intravenous fluids
- £90 for a complete course of antibiotics and pain killers, following surgery to remove the catheter and treat the infected area (these are given to the bears twice a day in a tasty fruit shake!)
- £144 for a pair of cordless surgical clippers to prepare the rescued bears for vital surgery.
- £2,300 for a set of ceiling-mounted surgery lights to enable precision surgery.
- £3,300 to care for one bear for one year – this includes the costs of food, medication, veterinary skills, housing and accommodation, and general care from our bear workers.
We are asking the caring British public to help us get these Bear Necessities.
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