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27 moon bears rescued from Laos bile farm in largest SE Asia raid

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Conservationists, with support from the Laotian government, have successfully rescued 27 moon bears from a bile extraction facility in northern Laos. This operation is considered the largest of its kind in Southeast Asian history. The facility, disguised as a zoo and owned by a Chinese national, had kept the bears in cramped conditions, with some never touching the ground for up to two years. AI

RANK_REASON This event represents a significant rescue operation with major implications for animal welfare in the region. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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27 moon bears rescued from Laos bile farm in largest SE Asia raid

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aidan Jones ·

    After years in tiny cages, 27 moon bears in Laos finally taste freedom

    For two years, some of them never touched the ground. Locked in tiny wire cages and destined for a life of being drained of bile through syringes or surgically implanted taps, the 27 Asiatic black bears rescued in northern Laos this week had known almost nothing of what it means …

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