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 ...
South Korea says it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticised bear bile farmingindustry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their gallbladders. The ...
SEOUL, South Korea(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 for ...
Bear bile farming will soon be banned in South Korea after roughly 40 years, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced Tuesday, Dec. 30. The change is set to begin on Thursday, Jan. 1, ...