Animals Asia bear park eviction – the movie
Posted: October 27, 2012 Filed under: change, environment, Movies, News | Tags: animals asia, bears, environment, movie, tam dao, Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre 4 Comments »
On one side you have the plight of the bears and the park employees but the issue goes much further. We often talk about the need for transparency versus corruption, but this is as transparent a piece of corruption as you are ever likely to find.
By all accounts embassies, NGOs and international organisations are queuing to lobby the Government on this issue and to add their signatures and voices in opposition. They see it as pivotal. If this kind of thing can be allowed to happen then just how serious is Vietnam about developing? This is going to get a lot bigger and a lot noisier. It’s hard to imagine the bear park winning and yet it’s also difficult to imagine that such a travesty could be allowed to happen. Please share the film.
Who knows something good could yet come out of all of this. Better even than Animals Asia and its bear park being allowed to carry on with their excellent work – and that alone would be pretty spectacular.
This comment in lieu of the Hanoian expat who left a negative message about the AA film complete with false name and made up email address. I’ll include your comment if you want to use your real name. I think if you are going to be negative about someone else’s work that’s only fair, right?
[...] I was contacted midway through last week by Animals Asia Foundation following my blog post in support of their cause. [...]
I can hardly stand thinking about what those poor animals have been through
… or what they face now. I have donated to Animals Asia, signed the petition and sent the letter recommended. Thank goodness for people like you doing the hard work. The very best to you and Animals Asia! Thank you! 
Thanks for your help – and sorry for my slow reply. Been on a computer where WordPress was blocked all week. Hopefully we can influence the decision, we know it’s a long shot but everyone is fighting it.