Though the bile is used in medicinal treatment for conditions like epilepsy and liver disease, criticism of the method has risen in recent years Starting on Jan. 1, bear bile farming will be banned in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. South Korea bans bear bile farming starting Jan. 1, imposing prison sentences up to five years for violations, ...

South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their gallbladders. The ...

Bear bile farming will be banned in the country starting Jan. 1, South Korea's Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment South Korea began bear bile farming for health purposes in the 1980s Though ...