One woman’s journey from corporate life to protecting and caring for rescued bears at Animals Asia’s China sanctuary.

At Animals Asia, healing goes beyond medicine. Our pioneering Cooperative Care program is built on trust, choice, and connection. It’s a gentle, science-backed approach that empowers bears to actively ...

Years spent in tiny cages leave deep physical scars. Legs weaken. Spines twist. Joints seize. At our sanctuaries, physiotherapy gives bears the chance to heal. Under the guidance of a specialist ...

Some bears come to our sanctuaries blind, missing limbs, or unable to walk after years trapped in tiny cages. Others arrive in their later years, their bodies worn but their spirits still strong. At ...

Cooperative Care is the practice of giving animals choice and control during their treatment, using positive reinforcement to support both medical and behavioural care. It’s a method that prioritises ...

Every bear deserves the softest possible landing. When a bear arrives at one of our sanctuaries, they’re not just recovering from injury or illness — they’re waking up from a lifetime of fear, pain ...

What we can’t ask, we must observe. For our rescued moon bears, chronic pain often lives in the nuances – in a faltering gait, a lost spark, a subtle shift. In watching the bears our teams piece ...

At Animals Asia, care doesn’t stand still. With every rescued bear, we learn, adapt, and refine our approach. Over two decades of experience have led us to develop pioneering methods that improve the ...

For more than 20 years, Nova lived in darkness. Trapped. Forgotten. His body broken – but his spirit still gentle, still hopeful. When rescuers brought Nova to sanctuary, he finally felt warmth on his ...

When grey skies loomed over our China sanctuary last week, the bears did what many of us might – they headed indoors, curled up and got comfy! With the rain drizzling outside, the bear houses were a ...

Everyone at Animals Asia is heartbroken to learn that our dear friend Dr Jane Goodall DBE has passed away. Our thoughts are with her family and those closest to her, who have lost a dear and loving ...

When moon bear Sen arrived at our sanctuary earlier this year, he carried the weight of 27 years spent in a cage. He was malnourished, missing part of his tongue, suffering with painful dental ...