Bile farm bears get reprieve, but remain locked up
Social affairsSept 11, 2022
Insufficient measures Farming bears for bile will effectively become illegal on Jan. 1, 2026, but holes remain in the measures aimed at facilitating the phase out. The Ministry of Environment is currently building two sanctuaries, one in South Jeolla Province, scheduled for completion in 2023, and the other in South Chungcheong Province, set to be finished in 2025. Until the farms open and acce...