51. WSPA Partner provokes Vietnamese crackdown on bear bile tourism
agencies involved in wildlife protection and are to cooperate with the authorities to treat all violations in accordance with the law.†The VNAT then states that the same departments are “to prohibit all travel companies that
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52. WSPA helps Nicaragua enact strict animal welfare laws
pets, working equines and wildlife in captivity. UDAW eased the way The road to this significant victory began five years ago, when WSPA and its Nicaraguan member societies began conceiving a new legal instrument that could meet the present
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53. Latest bear cub rescue
its local member society, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the local police to save two sloth bear cubs from a cruel life of bear ‘dancing’. Sloth bears are listed as ‘vulnerable’ by the International Union for the
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54. New report from Vietnam exposes persistent use of bear bile
to suffer. Chris Gee, WSPA Wildlife Programme Manager says: “It is disappointing that widespread use of bear bile is ongoing in Vietnam, despite alternatives being available and a ban being in place; If this continues, the cruelty that the
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55. Project makes new lives for people and bears
bear . Thanks to a WSPA and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) project Reech's welfare now comes first and he is being cared for by the Bihar Forest Department. The rope which had been inserted through his nose six years ago to force him to
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56. Dancing bears
WSPA is working with the Wildlife Trust of India to tackle both the root and result of the problem, by: Running welfare awareness programs to educate the public Running law enforcement activities to prevent cubs being poached Striving to
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