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South Korea to stop breeding bears to extract their bile - but hundreds are still trapped in pens

South Korea says it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticised bear bile farmingindustry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their gallbladders. The ...
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South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for ...