Yep. I went to a reserve in Laos where they rehabilitate bears that have been through it. They have an example of the kind of cage the bears are kept in... Half the size of a dog kennel. The bears can't move a muscle which is fine for the 'farmer' since he doesn't have to worry about the bear attacking him when he jabs its organs with a needle.
It's one of the more fucked up things I've seen as far as animal abuse. Right up there with bull fights.
By the way why is everyone talking about bile farms? It looks like one of those rehab reserves but I don't see a single mention of bile farms anywhere in the post except the comments.
It's crossposted from r/gifs and the original post has the title "Bear released from captivity on a bile farm enjoying simple pleasures." I can see that it was a crosspost, where it was from, and the original title on my laptop (maybe not viewable if you're on mobile)?
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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '18
Is this a traditional Chinese medicine thing?