Jasper's Story: Saving Moon Bears
For years Jasper, a moon bear, lived a miserable existence, held captive in a cage by bear farmers in rural China. The farmers extracted the bile from Jasper's body and sold it to be used in traditional medicines. It's a horrific practice and conducted on thousands of moon bears each year. But...
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For years Jasper, a moon bear, lived a miserable existence, held captive in a cage by bear farmers in rural China. The farmers extracted the bile from Jasper's body and sold it to be used in traditional medicines. It's a horrific practice and conducted on thousands of moon bears each year. But now Jasper has the chance to be free and live a life away from pain and torture. In 2000, Animals Asia, an animal welfare organization, rescued Jasper and other captive moon bears, taking them to its Moon Bear Rescue Centre. Here veterinarians attended to the bears' wounds, hoping to give them some chance of a peaceful existence in the animal sanctuary. But after so many years of abuse Jasper's wounds, both physical and mental, are extensive. Can Jasper mend his body and mind and finally enjoy the life he was meant to live?
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781585367986 (1585367982)
ASIN: 1585367982
Publish date: March 1st 2013
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
A moving story about the rescue and rehabilitation of moon bears from captivity and brutal mistreatment in China. Realistic and affecting.
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Whew! I made it through this one. A beautifully illustrated book about a horrible animal abuse practice in China. This book tells the story about the rescue and rehabilitation of one particular moon bear and the organization that is behind the efforts to save more bears. I am a tender-hearted soul a...