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    China has bear farms. How do they extract the bile from the bears?

    Question #46208. Asked by TheAlphaWolf. (Apr 08 04 5:57 PM)


    robboy

    Seems they use a fistula implantation, basically a tube to drain the fluid regularly.
    http://www.petitiononline.com/bears/petition.html

    Apr 08 04, 7:04 PM


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