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    What nation keeps 6,500 captive bears on farms, solely to extract their bile via catheters, to treat human fevers, liver ailments and sore eyes?

    Question #72715. Asked by bdom. (Nov 28 06 7:54 AM)


    Themaryl

    		It is China

    Nov 28 06, 8:06 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Here's a nice "paper" on China's bear farming:

    http://www.wspa-usa.org/download/8_chinese_bear_farming.pdf

    Nov 28 06, 9:41 AM

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