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 animal rescue group Animals Asia, and since their rescue last week have been taken to a sanctuary and nicknamed "Chronos", "Dawn", "Noon", "Twilight," and "Midnight".
Authorities estimated the five bears may have been on the farm as long as 20 years.
