HANOI: Five moon bears have been rescued in Vietnam from an illegal bile extraction farm, in the latest effort by authorities to eradicate a practice widely condemned for its cruelty.
The bears were given up by a farmer in a commune on the outskirts of Hanoi, according to the animal rescue group Animals Asia. Since their rescue last week they have been taken to a sanctuary and nicknamed Chronos, Dawn, Noon, Twilight and Midnight.
