Proudly wearing the Moon

Just heard news this evening that our China Bear Rescue Centre has sadly lost another of their moon bears. No further information as yet as the post mortem is still underway, but she was an older bear who had been at the centre for quite some time. So tonight's almost full, very bright moon seemed appropriate and is dedicated to the China team.

It's not right, not just and certainly unfair,
But you did find a new life where there was infinite care.
You have not left our world in despair or vain,
For your soul with us will forever remain.
Please look upon the others and give them promise of hope soon,
And tell them be patient and proudly wear the moon.
Give them strength and love every single day,
For the end to their struggle is no longer far away.
Farewell dear, you will forever be in our hearts,
As our thoughts of you will never ever part.
Thank you so much for the memories, and may you now rest in a peaceful
and happy world


This week is going to be extremely busy for us here at VBRC, so apologies in advance if my commenting becomes a little sparse.. we are very fortunate to have a veterinary laparoscopic specialist visiting for this week. He will be teaching us how to laparoscopic exams in our bears to assess the health of their gall bladders, kidneys and liver (the main organs affected by bile farming). We are aiming to anaesthetize two bears every day this week (each anaesthetic can take from 2-4 hours assuming we find nothing nasty!). Today I went into work to for a few hours to meet Romain, the specialist and help him set up his equipment ready for tomorrow. Very excited!!!