[wildtrade] Press Release - "Vietnam Bear Day: Celebrities and the public join forces to call for an end to bear farming in Vietnam"

[ENV Communication]

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Thursday September 13, 2012: More than 50 national celebrities from
throughout the country joined forces with Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV)
to call for an immediate end to bear farming in Vietnam.

 

At a press conference in Hanoi, pop star My Linh and comedian and actress
Minh Vuong represented a collection of Vietnam's top celebrities in sport,
film, music, and entertainment, to highlight the serious threat that bear
farming and the bear bile industry pose to the survival of bears in the
wild, both in Vietnam and the surrounding region.

 

As My Linh and Minh Vuong spoke to journalists about their desire to see an
end to bear farming, ENV volunteers in seven major cities simultaneously
hosted public awareness events, calling for an end to bear farming. Events
were held in Ha Noi, Ha Long, Hai Phong, Vinh, Da Nang, Hue and Ho Chi Minh
cities to focus public attention on the issue, and to encourage people not
to consume bear bile or other bear products.

 

"The bear farming industry in Vietnam poses a major threat to the survival
of bears, not just in Vietnam but across the region," says ENV's
Vice-Director Tran Viet Hung.  "Consumers here in Vietnam represent a
minority of the population, and there are plenty of alternatives to bear
bile that make this cruel and illegal practice of exploiting bears
completely unnecessary in today's modern world. We feel the tide is rising
against bear bile farmers who have all but decimated wild populations of
bears for their own personal gain, with little consideration for the
interests of their communities and the people of Vietnam."

 

Also marking the occasion of Vietnam's Bear Day, ENV announced the winners
of a competition for young film-makers to produce a public service
announcement (PSA) urging the public not to consume bear bile.  During the
press conference, My Linh and Minh Vuong presented the "People's Choice"
award to Dinh Ngoc Thanh, who racked up the most votes online for his PSA,
an "Excellent Message" award to Le Hoai Lam for  overall messaging and
delivery, and a "Highly Commended" award to Dong Anh 360 group. 

 

ENV wishes to thank the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
for its continued partnership and support in efforts to end bear farming in
Vietnam.

 

For further details, please find in the attachment.

 

Best regard,

 

Hoang Hue Linh (Ms.)

Communication and Public Awareness Unit
Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV)
No. 5 IF1, lane 192 Thai Thinh street, Dong Da district, Hanoi
PO Box 222, Hanoi
Tel/fax: +84 4 35148850 (Ext: 404), +84 94 635 8488
E-mail:  <mailto:communication.env at gmail.com> communication.env at gmail.com

Website:  <http://www.envietnam.org/> www.envietnam.org (English),
<http://www.thiennhien.org/> www.thiennhien.org (Vietnamese) 
Facebook:  <http://www.facebook.com/EducationforNatureVietnam>
http://www.facebook.com/EducationforNatureVietnam (English)
                  <http://www.facebook.com/ENVvolunteers>
http://www.facebook.com/ENVvolunteers (Vietnamese)
Twitter: https://twitter.com//#!/edu4naturevn <https://twitter.com/> 

 

 

 

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