After I won with HOPE, my asian moonbear, the 1st place at the Euro Teddy in Essen in 2009 I had the idea for this charity auction.

I decided to create a naturalistic bear yearly and to auction it every year in November for the benefit of Animals Asia.

A befriended bear artist asked if she could join and through this I had the idea to ask more bear artists, who all create naturalistic animals, if they would like to join and I am happy to say that so many said YES. Meanwhile we are all working on the bears.

Please watch the video and listen to Hope. Thank you!

CHARITY AUCTION

On 25th November 2010

an auction will start on eBay

for the benefit of Animals Asia Foundation.

(What is Animals Asia Foundation = please scroll down)

In Asia, for the most part in China, Vietnam and Korea, thousands of bears live a life of torture on bear farms, so that their bile can be extracted, even though there are many herbal alternatives and synthetic medicines, which have the same effect as bear bile.

Bears are confined in cages which vary from agonisingly tiny "crush" cages to larger pens, all of which cause terrible physical and mental suffering.

(Source: Animals Asia)

Many bears were able to be rescued,

but so many others still need our help!

Please help these bears to make their life worth living !

To be able to help many more bears,

we (a little group of bear artists*)

decided to design and sew each a naturalistic bear

and to sell these bears highest-bidding by auction.

The auction will start on

25th November 2010

at eBay.com
(sellers name: Baerenbaudebears)

The proceeds of the auction will be donated to 100% to

Animals Asia Foundation

for their work on saving the moon bears.

(the transfer receipt of the complete sum achieved
will be made public on this website) 

All bears, bear artists and the

Animals Asia Foundation

deeply thank you in advance for your donation!

  Your support will help us to help the bears and continue the fight against the cruel bear bile trade in China, Vietnam and Korea.

*) Bear Artists: (in alphab. order)

• Sabine Cheshire / BeeBears
• Andrea Cursiefen / Domherrenbären
• Stefanie Hamm / Otzbergbären
• Rotraud Ilisch / Bär & Co
• Angela Meier / Baerenbaude
• Waltraud Rickel / Siwari-Bären
• Manuela Schulz / Furry Critters
• Wiebke Schwirten / Wiebke-Teddy
• Elke Wolf / Le Petit Bonheur

What is Animals Asia Foundation?

The Animals Asia Foundation is devoted to the needs of wild, domesticated and endangered species throughout the

Asian continent.

The mission of the Animals Asia Foundation is to improve the lives of all animals in Asia, end cruelty and restore respect for animals Asia-wide.

The Animals Asia Foundation was founded by Jill Robinson MBE in 1998 and has its resident in Asia.

The Animals Asia Foundation is committed to forging constructive solutions to the seemingly insurmountable problems which the animals face in today's changing environment.

Implementation is done by

investigation, negotiation and education.

In the meantime more than 40 farms were closed and more than 260 bears were saved.  (Source: Animals Asia)

Further information on moon bear rescues

can be found on the Animals Asia Foundation website.