David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

The Korean National Assembly has demonstrated political will to end the cruel bear farming practice.
 
The Budget Committee of the National Assembly recently voted through a proposal to "prepare measures to end the practice of bear farming through investigation of the current status of bear farming and its management plan." The approval means that the government has cleared a budget of 200 Million Korean Won ($175,000 USD) to review the current status of bears on farms in Korea, and design ways to end the practice.

"This is good news, the approval of this proposal is a compelling sign that the Korean government recognizes the need to end the cruel practice of bear farming," says DSWF CEO, Melanie Shepherd.
 
This is the first time that the Korean Ministry of the Environment has publicly stated its desire to end bear farming in Korea and demonstrated a clear commitment to work up details of how this will be done.

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