Blogs1 - 9 of 9 recent posts for tag:"bear bile"
25
Sep
2011
China, Where Bears Are Driven To Suicide.

139 days ago by iggymak

I had, dear readers, for all these years I have lived, thought that we human beings were the only creatures who committed suicide.

What’s All This, Then? - whatsallthisthen.wordpress.com · 5 references

15
Sep
2011
Is Hunting in the US Contributing to Black Market Trade in Bear Bile and ...

150 days ago by Sarah Pappin

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A recent amendment to New York State legislation highlights the United States’ continued role in Asia’s black market trade in bear bile and gall bladders, and a pressing need to shut it down. Last month, conservationists and animal rights activists cheered in victory as the State of New York announc ...

Bush Warriors - bushwarriors.wordpress.com · 73 references

26
Aug
2011
One Astonishing Tale, One Clear Message

170 days ago by Born Free USA

by Will Travers, Chief Executive Officer, Born Free USA A mother bear—confined to a lifetime of abject pain and misery, crammed in a cage with a permanent, gaping hole in her abdomen from which bile is extracted by her thoughtless captors to sell for use in traditional Chinese medicine as a delusion ...

Advocacy For Animals - advocacy.britannica.com/blog/advocacy · Rank: 11,311 · 167 references

20
Aug
2011
Oh no, don’t drink that soda, drink this glass of bear bile instead!

176 days ago by anguishedrepose

This world makes NO sense to me… None. How is it that bear bile is good for you… [via io9] There’s a laundry list of traditional medicine ingredients which are of dubious medical value, and are harvested brutally. However, one such traditional remedy might save lives — and thankfully it’s already be ...

Anguished Repose - anguishedrepose.com · Rank: 16,124 · 30 references

15
Aug
2011
Mother bear kills cub and then itself

181 days ago by Ody

One of the most depressing and sad stories about animals I’ve heard in a long time. Before we condemn the Chinese, let’s remember what we put young cows through for the sake of veal. From AsiaOne: Mother bear kills cub and then itself. The Chinese media has reported on an extraordinary account of a ...

Life As I Know It - odyg.wordpress.com · 6 references

14
Aug
2011
Special Alert China | Tortured Mother Moon Bear Euthanizes Her Baby Cub, ...

182 days ago by Reynard Loki

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[This incredible and heartbreaking story is adapted from a Hubpages post by Ingenira, who translated a Chinese news article.] source: renminbao Traps were laid in the wild illegally. When the bear was trapped, she lost not only her paws and four limbs for a good fortune of money, but she was locked ...

13.7 Billion Years - 13point7billion.org · Rank: 168,886 · 3 references

02
Aug
2011
Bear Bile Chemical Could Help Keep Hearts In Rhythm // science

193 days ago by edhayes

Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is manufactured as a drug to decrease production of cholesterol in the body and to dissolve gallstones. It is also present in many traditional Chinese medicines made from bear bile. The new study suggests it could also potentially treat abnormal heart rhythm or arrhythmia ...

Edmund's Page - edhayes.com · Rank: 94,403 · 6 references

Bear bile extract treats heart attack victims // science

193 days ago by Sharp paw tailwagger

A synthesised compound also found in bear bile may help the recovery of some people who have had a heart attack. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is already used to reduce cholesterol production, and to dissolve gallstones. Now a study by London’s Imperial College has shown it could also treat potentiall ...

Lancastria.net Yea Blackburn! - lancastria.net/blog · 6 references

11
May
2011
ANIMAL’S HELL IN LAOS: Inside a bear bile farm in Laos

277 days ago by Khamp

Despite increasing international outrage, extracting bile from endangered black bears is still rife in south-east Asia Cached: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/laos/7950161/Inside-a-bear-bile-farm-in-Laos.html By Fiona MacGregor Published: 7:45 AM BST 19 Aug 2010 Entering the family ho ...

Voices for the Laotian Who ... - khampoua.wordpress.com · 9 references