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  1. South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile

    2 days ago · South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their …

  2. South Korea to End Bear Bile Farming and Find New Homes for …

    2 days ago · South Korea to End Bear Bile Farming and Find New Homes for the 200 Bears Stuck in the Industry Bear bile farming will be banned in the country starting Jan. 1, South Korea's …

  3. South Korea phases out controversial bear bile farming

    2 days ago · SEOUL (AP) -- South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised …

  4. South Korea bans bear bile farming with jail for those who breach …

    3 days ago · South Korea is one of the few countries that allow farming to extract bile from bears, for traditional medicine or food believed to promote vitality and stamina.

  5. Heavily criticized bear bile farming to be fully banned next year

    2 days ago · Although bear imports were banned in 1985 amid growing international criticism, bears continued to be held captive for their bile and other body parts used in alternative …

  6. South Korea to stop farming of bears for bile | AP News

    2 days ago · South Korea says it will end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry. The Environment Ministry said Tuesday it will ban the breeding of bears and …

  7. South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile

    1 day ago · South Korea is one of the few countries that allow farming to extract bile from bears, mostly Asiatic black bears known as moon bears, for traditional medicine or as food believed …

  8. Bile bear - Wikipedia

    No bears younger than 3 years of age and lighter than 100 kg were to be used for bile extraction, and bears could be confined in cages only during the time of bile extraction.

  9. End The Bear Bile Industry | World Animal Protection

    Bear bile farming is a deeply inhumane practice in Asia, where bears are confined in cramped, filthy cages and subjected to painful procedures to extract their bile for traditional medicine.

  10. Heavily criticized bear bile farming to be fully banned next year

    2 days ago · Korea is set to fully ban its decades-old controversial practice of bear bile farming next year, according to officials Wednesday, although about 200 bears are still in captivity. …