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I recently wrote my first check to Animals Asia. They are doing very important work on animal welfare in Asia. I especially appreciate the work they do on those horrific bear bile farms that are really just a form of torture for the animal. Tags: bears bile farming asia. In a nutshell, here they are.

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Moon Bears Rescued from Bile Farm in Vietnam

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Please note that the illegal bile farm was Taiwanese-owned. Thank Animals Asia for the rescue. Tags: taiwan Traditional Chinese Medicine bear bile china asia. Moon bears are rare, which makes this all the sadder. Again, the China connection. I can't read such stuff without being sickened by my species.

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La Vieille Ferme: Rouge (2016)

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That’s “c**k-a-doodle-doo” en français: a Red Junglefowl ( Gallus gallus ) in its native habitat in southeast Asia. This week’s bottle is a blended red wine from La Vieille Ferm (“the old farm”). It’s undoubtedly a familiar wine shop sight to many, distinguished not least of all by its affordable price tag.

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Sea Snakes of Northern Australia

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carrie – just to add to Clare and/or Grant’s answer, if you are at sea in south east asia you may also see snakes which are sea kraits rather than the sea snakes shown here (you can see one on my blog here: [link] ). Get yours today! They are relatively helpless and immobile on land.

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