Donate to Moon Bear Bile Farm Rescue

Thousands of moon bears remain on bile farms across Vietnam despite legal reforms tightening the trade. Bears are confined in crush cages with catheters or free-drip extraction — causing infection, liver damage and lifelong suffering. Rescue means sanctuary placement and lifetime veterinary care.

Thousands of moon bears remain on bile farms in Vietnam despite legal reforms. Rescue means sanctuary placement, veterinary care and lifetime support for bears who cannot return to the wild. WARN is developing grant support. Check the relevant appeal and /about/where-your-money-goes/#grant-register for recipient selection, agreements and published payments.

Rescued bears need health assessment, dental surgery, infection treatment, enclosure space and lifetime nutrition. Most cannot return to the wild after years of confinement. Partner sanctuaries provide species-appropriate forest enclosures and veterinary monitoring.

Bear bile contains ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) available synthetically. No rigorous clinical evidence supports bile farming efficacy. Demand persists through traditional medicine markets — education complements rescue.

The country guides describe welfare issues and places; they do not establish funded WARN operations. WARN is developing grant support. Check the relevant appeal and /about/where-your-money-goes/#grant-register for recipient selection, agreements and published payments. Indonesia partners also address bear trafficking and bile trade routes.

Give at moon bears appeal in GBP with full receipt. Monthly giving helps sanctuaries plan lifetime care costs for rescued bears — often decades of support.

Bear cub trafficking and bile trade intersect wildlife trafficking routes WARN addresses through pangolin appeal and anti-trafficking partner grants. See stop wildlife trafficking donation.