Bile from bears is a growing demand in Asia since it is believed that it
can help cure everything from hemorrhoids to epilepsy. However, this
practice brings misery to these animals who are usually housed in small
cages and their bile is sucked from their gall bladders using crude
catheters, sometimes creating pus-filled abscesses or internal bile leakage
leading to the slow death of many due to infections or liver ailments,
including cancer. Fortunately, there are efforts to stop this practice and
just recently 19 bears were rescued from one of these bile farms in Vietnam
and are being taken to a rescue center.
It's unbelievable how humans can exploit any of God's animals for our own
benefit without any consideration for the creatures. Unless we take a stand
against the victimization of these animals, and therefore refuse to support
industries that exploit them, we are failing at being good stewards of God's
Creation. Bringing misery to God's animals brings misery to humanity as
well.
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