When Perth grandmother, Mary Hutton, learnt of moon bears living in horrific conditions in bile farms, she formed Free the Bears.

Since then, we have helped rescue and rehabilitate over 1,000 bears, as well as protecting wild bears.

OUR STORY
  • 1000+

    bears rescued

  • 300+

    bears currently in care

  • 5

    sanctuaries across Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

  • Largest

    moon and sun bear sanctuary network in Southeast Asia.

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NIGHT IN A CAGE CHALLENGE NOW OPEN

People across the world are preparing to spend a night behind bars, all to help rescue bears!

Across Asia, bears are suffering in cages. Some are trapped on bile farms, others are stolen from the wild as cubs and sold into the illegal pet trade.

Could you face a fraction of what these bears endure for one night, to help raise vital funds to save them?

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RESCUING CHEN THE SUN BEAR

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