2012 - 3 : The bear bile

A couple of days ago, a came across one posting from my friend on her facebook status. it is a heart breaking story behind the bear bile business.
Apparently, the bear bile is widely use in traditional chinese medicine (TCM) to treat fever, liver ailment, sore eyes and other things.
However, there's no reasons that can defend the inhumane way on how the bear bile is obtained. The bear is put in a tiny cage with a very little room to move around or better say literally crushed. Then, a tiny hole will be made on the bear abdomen and the iron pipe will be inserted through the hole into the gall bladders. The bile will be taken several times a day. The entire procedure was done without anaesthetic in order to save cost. The bear has to endure an excruciating pain.
As the hole is never closed which make them vulnerable to infection.

Just look at the picture. How can anyone has a heart to do such thing! or maybe they just dont have any.