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BEAR FARMS IN KOREA - Save Bears! |
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Published by G. Moon on Feb 12, 2007
Category: Animal Welfare
Region: GLOBAL
Target: New President Lee Myung-bak/ The Minister of Environment Department of Korea
Web site: http://www.moonbears.org
Description/History:
I.C.U.- "International Campaign Unchained" has finally launched. Please visit us at www.moonbears.org.
If you have an urgent message, email directly to g.moon@moonbears.org.
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Have you seen "Not for sale" poster by GreenKorea?
It's bar code says "329 1600 120KG 19GRAM".
19 GRAM' is weight of a dried bear gall bladder.
There are more than 1600 bears in captivity (1400 of them are Asian Moon Bears with distinctive 'V' mark on their chest) at 110 bear farms in Korea.
The Korean Moon Bear, also known as the Asiatic Black Bear, has a diet consisting chiefly of fruits and vegetables, honey and insects. They are regarded as being of no danger to humans unless threatened.
The Korean government is responsible for this as they started importing bears from North America and Japan for breeding and export in early 80's.
China and Vietnam are regulating and banning of bear farming, instead Korea government is being shown up embarrassingly by supposedly less advanced nation.
Visits to 10 bear farms by in 2004 GreenKorea group confirmed hygiene standards and the conditions of bears were both extremely poor.
Most of the bears were in small dog cages, fed with pig's food for cost cutting measure by bear farmers. All bears showed signs of abnormal behaviour.
Just imagine many bears waiting to be slaughtered for their gall bladder, feet and meat, crowded into small and filthy cages on daily basis.
There are no regulations providing for any specific methods of slaughter, and there is a widespread belief that the bears are killed inhumanely.
If you have an urgent message, email directly to g.moon@moonbears.org.
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Have you seen "Not for sale" poster by GreenKorea?
It's bar code says "329 1600 120KG 19GRAM".
19 GRAM' is weight of a dried bear gall bladder.
There are more than 1600 bears in captivity (1400 of them are Asian Moon Bears with distinctive 'V' mark on their chest) at 110 bear farms in Korea.
The Korean Moon Bear, also known as the Asiatic Black Bear, has a diet consisting chiefly of fruits and vegetables, honey and insects. They are regarded as being of no danger to humans unless threatened.
The Korean government is responsible for this as they started importing bears from North America and Japan for breeding and export in early 80's.
China and Vietnam are regulating and banning of bear farming, instead Korea government is being shown up embarrassingly by supposedly less advanced nation.
Visits to 10 bear farms by in 2004 GreenKorea group confirmed hygiene standards and the conditions of bears were both extremely poor.
Most of the bears were in small dog cages, fed with pig's food for cost cutting measure by bear farmers. All bears showed signs of abnormal behaviour.
Just imagine many bears waiting to be slaughtered for their gall bladder, feet and meat, crowded into small and filthy cages on daily basis.
There are no regulations providing for any specific methods of slaughter, and there is a widespread belief that the bears are killed inhumanely.
Petition:
1. The Korean government should ban all bear farming, close bear farms and offer a compensation package to bear farmers.
2. The government should establish a properly funded bear sanctuary at Jirisan National Park and the farmed bears be released, monitored and properly protected and cared for there.
3. The government should ban all sales of bear products in Korea.
4. The government should foster education in schools and other places.
5. International monitoring organizations should be invited to participate in monitoring of compliance with animal welfare regulations.
2. The government should establish a properly funded bear sanctuary at Jirisan National Park and the farmed bears be released, monitored and properly protected and cared for there.
3. The government should ban all sales of bear products in Korea.
4. The government should foster education in schools and other places.
5. International monitoring organizations should be invited to participate in monitoring of compliance with animal welfare regulations.
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