Online campaign launched to save bear sanctuary in Vietnam from closure . Bears in the illegal bile industry can be held for decades in cramped cages , having their bile regularly extracted direct from their abdomens in conditions described as barbaric by animal welfare campaigners . Sanctuary as home for rescued Asiatic black bears . Blood from live bear extracted and used as traditional medicine . Appeal to Vietnam 's prime minister to stop center 's closure .
Online campaign launched to save bear sanctuary in Vietnam from closure . Sanctuary as home for rescued Asiatic black bears . Blood from live bear extracted and used as traditional medicine . Appeal to Vietnam 's prime minister to stop center 's closure .