Underreported: Bear Bile Farming in China




Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show show

Summary: <p>In China, Asiatic black bears are kept in cages for their bile, which is valued in Asian medicine. Jill Robinson, the founder and CEO of Animals Asia, who appears in the documentary "<a href="http://www.cagesofshame.com/" target="_blank">Cages of Shame</a>," talks about bear bile farming and bear rescue efforts.</p> <p>"Cages of Shame" premiers at the <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CEkQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rmanyc.org%2F&amp;ei=2eqFT9HAPIHRrQequOGsBg&amp;usg=AFQjCNEcCVae2N2ruoPKP0uEOc6SCSroaw" target="_blank">Rubin Museum</a> of Art April 14.</p>