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Rescued Moon Bears Arrive at Suffolk Forever Home
Confirmed
In Short: Five moon bears rescued from South Korean bile farms have arrived at Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park in Suffolk, where they will live a 'profoundly better life', according to founder Jimmy Doherty.
The moon bears, named Bara, Rumi, Saebit, Yonggi, and Huimang, have been transported 5,500 miles from South Korea to their new home at Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park near Ipswich, UK. The bears were kept in poor conditions at one of South Korea's last bear bile farms, which have now been banned in the country.
Founder Jimmy Doherty expressed his relief, stating, 'It is heartbreaking to see what the bears had been through, but I am thrilled they are now at their new forever home where they will live a profoundly better life.
The park, along with its charity Space for the Wild, has created a new reserve specifically for the rescued bears, ensuring they will enjoy a life free from the suffering they endured on the bile farms.
The ban on the breeding and possession of moon bears in South Korea, along with the extraction of bile from their gallbladders, came into effect last year, marking a significant step towards ending the cruel practice of bear farming.
What's confirmed
- The moon bears, named Bara, Rumi, Saebit, Yonggi, and Huimang, have been transported 5,500 miles from South Korea to their new home at Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park near Ipswich, UK. The bears were kept in poor conditions at one of South Korea's last bear bile farms, which have now been banned in the country.
- Founder Jimmy Doherty expressed his relief, stating, 'It is heartbreaking to see what the bears had been through, but I am thrilled they are now at their new forever home where they will live a profoundly better life.
- The park, along with its charity Space for the Wild, has created a new reserve specifically for the rescued bears, ensuring they will enjoy a life free from the suffering they endured on the bile farms.
- The ban on the breeding and possession of moon bears in South Korea, along with the extraction of bile from their gallbladders, came into effect last year, marking a significant step towards ending the cruel practice of bear farming.
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