un-bear-able cruelty

chinese are notorious not only for their human rights abuses, but also for their abuses of animal rights.
in china bears are kept in cages, in a horizontal position and they are continuously milked for bile. the bile is believed to be useful in treating fever, liver illnesses and sore eyes.
a catheter is introduced into their body that continuously absorbs the liquid from their gall bladders.. the bears cannot change their position and remain in this condition of permanent pain between 15 and 20 years. apart from being forced to sit in one position for their entire life (which is obviously very painful) the removal of the bile is also an extremely painful process and the bears yelp in pain each time. in many bear farms, the chinese bear keepers cut off the bears toes and remove their teeth so they won't hurt the workers.
according to the world society for the protection of animals, 7,000 caged bears are being milked for their bile in china today
the european parliament has passed a resolution demanding pressure on china to ban the farming of bears for bile.