Summary
In farms across China, over 6,000 Asiatic black bears lie imprisoned in tiny metal cages no bigger than their own bodies. Known as Moon Bears because of the beautiful golden crescents on their chests, these bears are milked daily for their bile through rusting metal catheters inserted into their gall bladders. The bears live a life of torture until they die agonizingly slowly of chronic infections.
Following her horrific discovery of bear farming in 1993, Animals Asia founder and CEO,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780734409386 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0734409389 |
| Author: | Kim Dale |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Lothian Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2006 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 287mm x 217mm x 8mm |
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About The Author
Kim Dale
Kim Dale is a wildlife artist and passionate animal lover who recently moved from Victoria to the east coast of Tasmania. Her first book What Am I? was published in 1999 and since then she has published Eyes in the Dark, Bush Babies (both shortlisted for the CBCA awards) and Little Tawny. Kim has worked extensively with children in Melbourne schools and is an inspirational teacher of respect for the natural world and the creatures we share it with.
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