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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

After years of isolation, pain and suffering, trauma doesn’t disappear overnight. Some bears arrive so shut down they barely react – withdrawn, unresponsive, lost in protective silence. It’s called ...

Anni trascorsi in piccole gabbie lasciano profonde cicatrici fisiche. Le zampe si indeboliscono. Le colonne vertebrali si deformano. Le articolazioni si bloccano. Nei nostri santuari, la fisioterapia ...

For bears who’ve spent years in tiny cages, movement can be painful or impossible. That’s where physiotherapy comes in. It’s one of the most powerful tools we have to help bears regain strength, ...