The Bear Protection Act - World Society for the Protection of Animals
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WSPA uncovered evidence of the illegal trafficking of bear bile in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand in 2006.
Illegal bear products were found for sale in traditional Asian medicine shops in 6 of 8 U.S. cities examined: Boston, New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
Intact gall bladders made up 63% of all bear products found for sale in the U.S.
$2800 was the price tag on a gall from a wild U.S. bear offered for sale in Los Angeles.
A Boston shop offered 30 galls for sale. A U.S. bear gall was offered for sale in a traditional medicine shop in Taiwan.
One of the biggest threats faced by bears in the United States today is an illegal yet thriving trade in bear parts, including bear gallbladders. Each year wild bears are killed so that their parts can be sold in Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM) shops in the United States and internationally. In our recent undercover investigation, WSPA found that the trade in intact gallbladders had actually increased since our previous investigation in 2000.
Unfortunately, state laws pertaining to the trade in bear parts are inconsistent and, in some cases, non-existent. The solution is clear: a unifying federal law is the only viable solution for bears.
U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) recently re-introduced H.R. 5534, the Bear Protection Act of 2008, to protect North American bears. The Act specifically bans the import, export and interstate trade of all bear parts and products, while closing loopholes in existing state laws.
PLEASE SIGN THIS LETTER & HELP SAVE BEARS FROM THIS TORTURE!
http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/2101_support_the_bear_pro...
http://capwiz.com/wspausa/issues/alert/?alertid=1110940...
Please visit:
http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/29_bear_farming.cfm
http://www.cites.org/gallery/species/mammal/mammals.htm...
For more information on bear welfare (& many other animals!) visit:
http://my.care2.com/julesrs007
Thank you all for reading this!
Illegal bear products were found for sale in traditional Asian medicine shops in 6 of 8 U.S. cities examined: Boston, New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
Intact gall bladders made up 63% of all bear products found for sale in the U.S.
$2800 was the price tag on a gall from a wild U.S. bear offered for sale in Los Angeles.
A Boston shop offered 30 galls for sale. A U.S. bear gall was offered for sale in a traditional medicine shop in Taiwan.
One of the biggest threats faced by bears in the United States today is an illegal yet thriving trade in bear parts, including bear gallbladders. Each year wild bears are killed so that their parts can be sold in Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM) shops in the United States and internationally. In our recent undercover investigation, WSPA found that the trade in intact gallbladders had actually increased since our previous investigation in 2000.
Unfortunately, state laws pertaining to the trade in bear parts are inconsistent and, in some cases, non-existent. The solution is clear: a unifying federal law is the only viable solution for bears.
U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) recently re-introduced H.R. 5534, the Bear Protection Act of 2008, to protect North American bears. The Act specifically bans the import, export and interstate trade of all bear parts and products, while closing loopholes in existing state laws.
PLEASE SIGN THIS LETTER & HELP SAVE BEARS FROM THIS TORTURE!
http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/2101_support_the_bear_pro...
http://capwiz.com/wspausa/issues/alert/?alertid=1110940...
Please visit:
http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/29_bear_farming.cfm
http://www.cites.org/gallery/species/mammal/mammals.htm...
For more information on bear welfare (& many other animals!) visit:
http://my.care2.com/julesrs007
Thank you all for reading this!
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