Bear tapping: A bile business
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Thousands of bears are being kept in appalling conditions to supply traditional Chinese medicine. Bear bile is used in traditional Chinese medicine and fetches a tidy price. In China, the wholesale price is around 4000 yuan (approximately $580) per kilogram; each bear produces up to 5 kilograms a year. Bears are milked for bile twice a day.
Publication Date:
02/05/2009
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