SEOUL, South Korea — A GOVERNMENT BAN has EXPOSED a NIGHTMARE hiding in plain sight. While South Korea’s Ministry of Environment grandly proclaims an end to the “cruel” bear bile farming industry, an explosive truth remains: nearly 200 majestic moon bears are STILL trapped in HELLISH pens, their bodies a potential commodity until a paperwork deadline passes. This isn’t a victory—it’s a SHAMELESS bureaucratic cover-up that leaves animals to rot.
Officials pat themselves on the back for a “landmark” animal rights law taking effect January 1, boasting of prison sentences for violators. Yet they’ve quietly carved out a SIX-MONTH GRACE PERIOD, a loophole so wide you could drive a slaughterhouse truck through it. Farmers can still LEGALLY possess these tortured creatures, with the government even subsidizing their captivity while haggling over payout prices. It’s a taxpayer-funded purgatory.
Where is the urgent rescue? The state-run “sanctuary” can hold a mere 49 bears, while activists warn its capacity is actually under 30. A second facility is DELAYED UNTIL 2027. The grim reality? Dozens of bears face being shipped to FOREIGN ZOOS or languishing in the same barren cages where they’ve spent lifetimes, sometimes slaughtered by cage-mates due to “lack of proper management.” The minister’s promise to “protect bears until the last one” rings HOLLOW.
This half-measure ban reveals a DARK HYPOCRISY at the heart of modern conservation: celebrating a paper victory while innocent lives hang in the balance, betrayed by incompetence and greed. We are left to wonder if any institution truly has the will to end cruelty, or if they simply prefer to hide it behind press releases. The bears are still waiting, and their silent suffering is an indictment of us all.
Author: Kayitsi.com
