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TAKE A LOOK AT THE CRUEL LIFE OF A DANCING BEAR
Every year in India and Pakistan bear cubs - sloth bears, Asiatic black bears and Himalayan brown bears - are taken from the wild and sold to be trained as dancing bears.
Working with our member societies Wildlife Trust of India and Wildlife Society of Pakistan, WSPA's long-term aim is to stamp out this cruel tradition once and for all.

A gruelling life lies ahead:

- Stolen from the wild
- Mutilated
- Humiliated

The problem
Over 2,000 bears in India and 600 in Pakistan are living out their days dragged from town to town by a rope or a chain, dancing for entertainment.

Many of them are cubs no more than a year old.

Young cubs are taken by poachers either while their mother is away from the den or by killing her when she returns.

The illegal killing and capture of bears is seriously threatening wild populations.

The effect on cubs is traumatising. And it is just the start. Many cubs die from neglect and dehydration before they can be sold to the trainers.

Those that do survive spend their first months tethered to a post, straining at the rope, desperate to get back to their mothers.

Mutilation in preparation for humiliation

In captivity, a bear cubs teeth are often removed or broken to prevent their owner from being injured.

You can help to end this cruel practice

With your support, the agony inflicted on dancing bears can be ended. Your donation is vital to:

- Stop bear cubs from being captured in the wild by working with local communities

- Rescue bear cubs being trained for bear dancing and care for them in a rehabilitation centre ?and release captured bears back into the wild if possible

- Help local people dependent on bear dancing to find new ways to earn a living

- Spread the message of bear welfare among local people traditionally involved with bear dancing.

Bears are gentle, private creatures. Please help us protect them and end the torment of bear dancing.

Please help WSPA to stop the farming of bears across Asia.