Ricky, a champion of animal welfare, has long supported Animals Asia in its campaign to end the barbaric practice of farming endangered Asiatic black bears for their bile in farms across China and Vietnam.
Derek is thought to be approximately 10 years old. Parts of his forehead are raw from continually rubbing the bars; behaviour typical of caged bears.
Like many rescued bears he has few teeth, most of which are rotten and in need of extraction. His front paws have been painfully declawed to protect the farmers who extracted bile. But none of these conditions are life threatening for Derek and he will quickly learn to adapt to all of them.
Posts
