Korea to put stop to bear bile farming by 2025
Social affairsFeb 1, 2022
Most of the bears in farms are moon bears, also known as Asiatic black bears, designated as an endangered animal species in 1982 by the Cultural Heritage Administration. Aware of the international criticism against the bear bile farming practice, the ministry has been supporting the sterilization of bears in farms since 2014, but was not able to put a stop to illegal breeding. To end bear bile ...