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UFP CHANGE AGENTS
On August 25th, 2009 a bear bile advertisement on a popular website was removed after discussions with the website administrators. More importantly, the administrators agreed to ban any future wildlife advertising on their websites.
A traditional medicine shop in Hanoi has stopped selling bear bile and medicinal products made from bear and macaque bones and other wildlife after ENV monitors worked with Hanoi rangers to encourage the owner to obey laws.
A Hanoi resident has removed a sign in front of his home advertising bear bile after being advised by the ENV Wildlife Crime Unit that selling bear bile was illegal.
On August 21, an Asiatic black bear being kept at a tourism site illegally was confiscated and transferred to a rescue center. The bear was discovered by authorities as they were following up on another case involving macaques.
THE VISION
Ursa Freedom Project joins hearts and minds all over the globe, to come together unified in an invocation for freedom for the Moon Bear. In our hearts, we know the time for the release of 9000 Moon Bears is now.
OUR INTENTION
To set them free ... SET THEM FREE!
"Sometimes we receive a message in life which is hard to ignore. For me, that message came in 1993 when I walked onto a bear farm in China for the very first time. Nothing prepared me for that moment and it was with utter disbelief that I witnessed a scene which would subsequently change my life and start the dream of the China Bear Rescue." ~ Jill Robinson, Founder and Director, Animals Asia Foundation
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Miracle Bear
Miracle, the moon bear that courageously, and miraculously (hence his name), escaped from a bile farm in Korea, is still roaming in the wild. The bear that Korean authorities recently captured, and...
Tagged: ufp, ursafreedomproject, tcm, traditionalchinesemedicine, aaf
Started by Jeanette McDermott in Ursa Freedom Project Aug 6.
Ambassadors
Be an Ambassador for Your Country Ambassadors represent their country while implementing the vision of Ursa Freedom Project to eco-create a new future for moon bears and ourselves. If you would lik...
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Tips for Writing an Urgent Action Letter
You can do a lot to help free moon bears from crush cages by writing letters.
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Sponsorship Form
Feel free to print this form and use it to collect sponsors for your fundraising pledge drives.
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Sample Donation Letter
This is a sample letter, to give you an idea of how to create a donation letter using the Ursa Freedom Project banner, logo and information. Please tailor the letter to meet your needs.
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Press Release for Media and Bloggers
Please send the press release to bloggers and television, radio, newspaper and magazine media representatives. You can also use the press releases and other material found on the Ursa Freedom Proj...
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Ursa Freedom Project cause on Facebook 11 Replies
hi there, I f any of you are on facebook or have friends on facebook, you are a welcome to take a look and join the cause Ursa Freedom Project. we hope to link this sites goals and interest with a...
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Hello Team! Been raising awareness about the UFP on 5minutesforGoingGreen.com!! Check it out, comment and share the post w/ friends...this site gets pretty good traffic, so it should be interestin...
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State of affairs with bears
Please, please help Animals Asia release the bears in Vietnam from their pain. While bear farming has been illegal in Vietnam since 1992, the practice is still widespread and around 4,000 bears remain trapped on bile farms. Join the global letter-writing appeal and urge the Vietnamese government to do the right thing. It’s just a few minutes of your time – but for the bears, it’s the rest of their lives. Appeal for Vietnam's bears this instant. AAF Photo
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October 26
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Animals Asia Foundation
October 26, 2009 at 6pm to December 31, 2009 at 7pm – London and worldwide
Join a sponsored walk in 2009 Sponsored walks programme Come along, get fit, have fun and help to raise funds for the bears, dogs and cats across Asia. For more details and registration forms fo...
Organized by Animals Asia Foundation | Type: fundraiser, sponsored, walks
November 17
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Symposium on Asiatic Black Bears
November 17, 2009 to November 21, 2009 – Taiwan
The symposium plays a critical role in bringing researchers and conservationists together to figure out how to save the moonbear from extinction.
Organized by the moonbear experts | Type: symposium
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World Animal Day
October 4, 2010 all day – World
World Animal Day was started in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence as a way of highlighting the plight of endangered species. Since then it has grown to encompass all kinds of animal li...
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Set Them Free Set Them Free Set Them Free Set Them Free Set Them Free
Asiatic black bears face many threats, including habitat loss and degradation, poaching, and commercial trade in live bears and bear parts. Little is known about the species due to a lack of financial and technical support, qualitative data, and low administrative and public commitment.
In addition, trained personnel who are concerned with or engaged in research and conservation are not in the species' geographic range. Trying to ensure the long-term persistence of such a focal species represents one of the most difficult challenges in Asian wildlife conservation today.
Blog Posts
Song Lyrics: WORLD FREEDOM SONG ("Together We Are One") c/p 2009 Jay Jourden, Bullseye/Blue Jay Music BMI
c/p 2009 Jay Jourden
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.....A Mystic Journey....with skies forever Blue.....
The Sunsets last forever....everything is True....
.....No lies, no hate, no fear.......ahh the road and path are clear......
With Love and Light I know we'll find a way....
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.....A Mystic Journey....clean water and clean air.....
The Children have enough to eat....and Love from those who care....
.....The Sun and Moon and Stars they shine the same for all today....… Continue
Posted by Blue Jay on October 10, 2009 at 12:14pm
Korea's National Creation Myth - of Bears and Tigers
According to the myth, a tiger and a bear living in a cave prayed to the God of the Sky, Hwanin, to become human. Hwani… Continue
Posted by Ashley Wetzel on September 26, 2009 at 7:30pm
Pleasure of your company
Moonbears.org requests the pleasure of your company at the charitable debut of its featured children's book, 'Ura's World'.
Ura’s World, by John Walker – Charity event - Saturday 3rd October 2009
Bookazine will host a charity story reading with John Walker, author of the beautiful… Continue
Posted by Jeanette McDermott on September 24, 2009 at 12:00am
Set Them Free - a Bear Benefit
Set Them Free - a Bear Benefit
Proceeds to:
The Ursa Freedom Project
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The Animals Asia Foundation
In Vietnam, Korea, and China, there has been a very well kept secret for hundreds of years. This secret is Bear Bile Farming. Many of you may have never heard of it, but while we sit in c… Continue
Posted by Ashley Wetzel on September 23, 2009 at 9:34pm — 1 Comment
Bear Bile Farming - A Day In The Life
I find this example of animal cruelty to be absolutely and horribly foul. In my ranking of the worse crimes against animals, it is among the tops. As a carnivorous mammal lover, I take this crime very, very seriously.
The first t… Continue
Posted by Ashley Wetzel on September 20, 2009 at 3:10pm
Letter from Jill
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Buy this book and be inspired by rescue stories of bears Animals Asia has saved from bile farms. You will love seeing how the bears now live in peace at AAF's bear sanctuary in China. Your purchase supports AAF's rescue and rehabilitation efforts.
SAVE THE SPECIES
catalysts, Raincoast Conservation is advocating for British Columbia's first fully protected salmon runs. The move is an effort to save the grizzly bear species.
This bold and ambitious proposal runs contrary to the historical underpinnings of salmon management, as fisheries managers have always assumed that salmon exist exclusively for human consumption.
According to Raincoast, it is a matter of competition, and the odds are stacked against carnivores in these coastal salmon forests.
Unless urgent reforms are introduced quickly, many species face an irreversible fate: extinction. There are over 50 herbal alternatives to bear bile for use in TCM. Animals Asia's Healing Without Harm program can save millions of animals’ lives each year by educating people about cruelty-free herbal alternatives to consumers and practitioners of traditional medicine. Learn about AAF's Healing Without Harm Program. Download the WSPA pamphlet Herbal Alternatives to Bear Bile.
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