Riceviamo e pubblichiamo il seguente appello:

Cari Amici degli Orsi della Luna, 

nel settembre 2007, 80 orsi furono identificati per essere confiscati ed affidati alle cure di Animals Asia Foundation.  

Nei due anni trascorsi, nonostante le costanti sollecitazioni da parte di AAF, il  governo vietnamita ha liberato e consegnato al centro di recupero di Tam Dao, solo UNO degli 80 orsi! 

I rimanenti 79 orsi sono ancora confinati nelle loro gabbie nelle mani degli stessi proprietari che hanno abusato di loro per molti anni e sono ancora torturati per l’estrazione della bile!

Animals Asia ha bisogno di aiuto per convincere il governo del Vietnam ad imporre la legge e a rilasciare questi orsi alle sue cure, ti chiediamo quindi di aderire alla campagna di AAF in modo che il governo vietnamita onori i suoi impegni.

Puoi usare la lettera che riportiamo qua sotto, copiarla ed incollarla nella tua e-mail (anche sottoscrivendola con nome, cognome e nazione) e spedirla a info@animalsasia.org,

oppure stamparla, firmarla ed inviarla tramite posta al nostro indirizzo (AAF Support Group Bologna, V. Fausto Coppi, 20 – 40033 Casalecchio di Reno - BO)

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The Honourable Prime Minister

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Mr Nguyen Tan Dung

Dear Honourable Prime Minister,

I would like to congratulate the Vietnamese Government on your endeavours to help Vietnam's endangered species of Asiatic black bear, and for working in partnership with Animals Asia Foundation to close down bear farms across Vietnam and confiscate illegally-held bears.

In September 2007, 80 illegally-held bears were identified on farms in Quang Ninh Province. Under Vietnamese law they should be confiscated and transferred into the care of a suitable bear rescue centre, such as the one established by the Central Forest Protection Department and Animals Asia Foundation in Tam Dao National Park.

I am concerned to hear that so far only one of these 80 bears has been confiscated and the other 79 are still being held illegally on these farms. I also understand that these farms continue to extract bear bile illegally and sell the bile to overseas tourists, which is a clear contravention of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of which Vietnam has been a signatory since 1994. Illegal bear bile extraction was captured by Vietnam TV1 and shown on national TV in early June 2009.

The Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Dao National Park has the capacity to receive the 79 bears and Animals Asia has signed an agreement to look after these bears, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government, for the rest of their natural lives. Animals Asia has committed staff and funds and is prepared to take full responsibility for the bears’ veterinary treatment and ongoing management. The Vietnam rescue centre has taken in 29 bears to date and it is ready to take the 79 bears from these farms.

 
I understand the Central Forest Protection Department in Hanoi has been enormously helpful in encouraging the confiscation of these bears and working with Animals Asia in the construction of the sanctuary which has been developed to hold at least 200 confiscated bears.

Following widespread international publicity of the plight of these 79 bears, all of whom are clearly held in violation of the laws of your country, I write to ask that you order they be confiscated and transferred into the care of Animals Asia’s Moon Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Dao National Park.

Yours sincerely,