Though the bile is used in medicinal treatment for conditions like epilepsy and liver disease, criticism of the method has risen in recent years Starting on Jan. 1, bear bile farming will be banned in ...
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized ...
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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 Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment South Korea began bear bile farming for health purposes in the 1980s Though ...
South Korea Bear Bile FILE - In this photo taken on Jan. 24, 2014, a bear looks out from a cage at a bear farm in Dangjin, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File ...
SEOUL, South Korea — 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 ...
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