Bear welfare activists object to company's plan for public offering
By He Dan | China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-16 07:53
In this file photo taken on Dec 7, 2010, staff members give medical treatment to an injured black bear at a rescue center in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, which was co-founded by Animals Asia Foundation and the provincial forestry department in 2000. Provided to China Daily |
BEIJING - Animal protectionists are trying to prevent a pharmaceutical company in East China's Fujian province from getting publicly listed, arguing that any company that makes a profit from using bear bile is inhumane and is acting against the protection of black bears.
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