Posted on December 23, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
A special Christmas Thank You from one of the rescued bile bears now enjoying life at one of the Animals Asia rescue centres.
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Chinese superstars including Karen Mok and Olympic boxer Zou Shiming turned out for Animals Asia’s annual Blue Moon Gala to raise awareness and funds to help the country’s moon bears.
Movie stars, sporting heroes and models brought glitz and glamour to a night dedicated to China’s moon, sun and brown bears with nearly 300 guests in total showing their support.
Not only did the Grand Hyatt Shanghai event bring much needed funding to Animals Asia’s China Bear Rescue Centre, but the presence of so many big names has helped to publicise the NGO’s animal welfare work throughout the country.
Click on the above link to read more and see more photographs.
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Posted on December 22, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
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We’ve just gotten a Christmas surprise! Our friends from the amazing Danish organization UFFAC have sent us yet another load of high quality kibble, knowing that we’re constantly struggling to feed the kitties!
This awesome Christmas present couldn’t have arrived at a better moment, as our food storage was almost empty.
Thanks to the awesome animal lovers from Denmark, more than 130 Felix kitties will have the opportunity to celebrate the holidays with full bellies 🙂
Our heartfelt thanks go to the wonderful people from UFFAC and their donors who are making this gloomy and cold end of December special for our furry little protegés.
May you all have the best Christmas yet!
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Posted on December 22, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Please look at all the posts and support any you can with a donation to help cover their costs – Thank You – SAV.
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Chinese dogs enjoy vaccinations, de-worming – and a taste of Christmas
22 December 2016
Some of the poorest dogs in Chengdu enjoyed a taste of Christmas kindness thanks to the Animals Asia staff who provide them with year-round health care.
Many of the local dogs around Animals Asia’s China Bear Rescue Centre in Chengdu live bleak lives. They are fed an unsuitable diet, given little love or affection and are mostly kept chained up as guard dogs.
That’s why Animals Asia goes into local communities year round to spread awareness of animal welfare and provide health care for the animals.
In a typical month this will include vaccinations, de-worming and de-sexing, but with Christmas approaching, staff wanted to do something extra special for the unfortunate dogs they have grown to love over the years.
With red Santa hats on, the team went into local villages to give the animals some doggie treats they had never seen before – a taste of Christmas kindness they could never have imagined.
Animals Asia Veterinarian Sheridan Lathe said:
“It was really lovely to give these treats to the dogs. Many local families don’t have money to spare on dog food or treats so most of these dogs have never tasted anything except rice with occasional left overs.
“They get really excited when they see us because they know we will bring them something tasty. Seeing the joy on their faces as they devoured the new treats was heart-warming!”
Having earned the trust of the local villagers over the years, Animals Asia staff are free to visit the dogs at any time to provide health care, companionship or even to take the dogs for walk to gain much needed exercise.
Sheridan said:
“By keeping the local animals healthy, we create a protective ring around the bear sanctuary of healthy animals which reduces the risk of diseases, such as distemper, spreading on site.
“But this work is also important in that it improves the welfare for these local animals. We not only give them vaccinations and de-worming but also discuss diets and proper animal care with the owners.”
Away from the Chengdu sanctuary, Animals Asia also runs a Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) fund project in other parts of China to help control stray populations humanely.
In 2016, the fund helped four local groups to successfully neuter and release 517 stray cats in Shanghai, Beijing, Qingdao and Guangzhou.
With Animals Asia’s support another local group Shanghai Focus Neuter has managed to achieve a 70% neuter rate among strays in several of the communities where they operate.
Check it all out at:
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Posted on December 16, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
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“It’s risky.” said experience.
“It’s pointless.” said reason.
“Give it a try.” whispered the heart.”
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Samson is most probably a stray who has spent at least six years of his life on the street.
During the day he was wandering the neighborhood but he was kept in a cellar at night. When he got sick and was brought to a vet, it turned out he had a serious respiratory infection, worsened by the fact that he was immunocompromised, as he tested positive for FIV. Although FIV virus is transmitted from cat to cat only by deep bite wounds, or from an infected mother to her kittens, or by sexual contact, it is not contagious if all of the cats sharing the household are neutered/spayed.
However, it seems that most cat owners fear that their own healthy kitty would get infected from a FIV+ companion and that’s probably why no one was willing to take Samson in, despite a zillion shares of his plea and appeals for help.
Luckily for him, we knew better and this magnificent looking blackpanther has become a resident of our shelter as of Wednesday, as we already have six FIV+ kitties out of around 50 we have managed to test over the last two years. All six of them are living good lives, not showing any symptoms of their illnesses and receiving Interferon once a month. For the time being Samson is being separated from the other cats, he is kept in the cage and seems to be adjusting to his new surroundings just fine.
This once dejected and unwanted black beauty was taken to the vet on Saturday for a thorough exam which included blood work and a UV scan. He weighs 7.200 kg and it’s been confirmed he is FIV+, so he received Interferon immediately and will continue receiving it every month for all of his life, because this drug is helping keep the virus under control.
His digestive system and urinary tract are healthy. He is between six and seven years old, his teeth and gums are in good shape, but his nose is stuffy and there is some phlegm – a mucus-like substance in his lungs; he was prescribed some syrup to help cough it up.
If his respiratory infection clears out completely (with the help of nose drops and cough syrup) he will be neutered next week, under inhalation anesthesia. In the meantime, he’s lying on his new kitty bed on his back with all four legs in the air, obviously thinking that being a shelter kitty is not so bad after all.
Please, help us provide this gorgeous and cuddly kitty boy with proper vet care, high quality cat food and a much happier life than the one he’s been living for years!
Thank You !
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Posted on December 8, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Viet Nam Bile Bear(s) Rescue.
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All the bears have now had a long haul from the bile farm to their new, forever home.
From now on life will be good, unlike the misery and suffering of the bile farm.
Check out all the latest news and videos of everyone arriving at their new shelter home:
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Posted on December 6, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
The rescued bears are now well on their way to their new sanctuary home; but it is a long trip for all involved.
See the latest videos of the journey here and catch up with progress so far.
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Posted on December 5, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
They are now on their way to a new life of freedom !
Six bears have lived for years on a Vietnamese bile farm – we’re desperate to get them “home for Christmas” and the happiest new year of their lives.
One bear is in a very bad way, with claws growing into his pads. He has also lost two thirds of his tongue at some point !
But the team are working hard as always to make the best of things in the very early days; and once at the rescue sanctuary, full time care and attention can be given to them.
Follow the rescue and situation of the bears with real time up to date links of their journey to freedom; visit:
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