Have a Beer, Save a Moon Bear!

Throughout Asia, thousands of endangered moon bears—so called for the golden crescent of fur on their chests—are kept captive and caged on bear farms, “milked” in a painful procedure for their gall bladder bile, which ends up in cosmetics and luxury items. Although bear bile is also used in traditional Chinese medicine, synthetic and herbal alternatives make this practice outmoded, cruel, and unnecessary. To date, Animals Asia Foundation (http://www.animalsasia.org) has rescued 130 bears, which now live at the Moon Bear Rescue Center in Chengdu, China, and is about to take in another 90 bears. We can make an immediate impact on Animals Asia’s rescue efforts, by raising money to free and support these beautiful, intelligent bears. $9,600 is enough to rescue one moon bear, and give him or her back a comfortable and stimulating life at the Moon Bear Rescue Center in China. Please join Lisa Owens, Ann Riley, Jim Harral, Juliet Lamont, Phil Price, and Beth Lamont for an afternoon fundraiser of food, drink, and original works and objects of art to help rescue a moon bear.

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2005

Time: 2:00-4:00 pm

Place: Home of Juliet Lamont and Phil Price; Berkeley, CA 94709

Call (510) 549-2963 to RSVP or for more information about the event.

Events:
… Video about the China bear rescue and the work of Animals Asia
… Name-the-bear-to-be-rescued contest and prize
… Free beer, donated by the Yeast Bay Brewery
… Silent auction for original art by Bay Area artists Michelle Manning, Dorothy Weicker, Christopher Castle and others, plus a limited edition meade (2004) (a guaranteed aphrodisiac), by Berkeley’s Yeast Bay Brewery;

If you cannot come but would like to make a donation, please send a check of any amount, payable to Animals Asia Foundation, care of Lisa, 1108 Chaucer Street, Berkeley, CA 94702, to help us reach our goal of raising $9,600. Your donation will be counted toward our house party goal. Donations are tax deductible.