Welcome to Sal's Adopt A Moon Bear
Please join me in caring for our adopted Moon Bear, Jigsaw!
- JIGSAW at Animals Asia's Tam Dao sanctuary, Vietnam, March 2011
In 2009 I created this website to help rescue a beautiful Moon Bear from its horrific life on a bear-bile farm. Like thousands of other Moon Bears across Asia, it was living a life of torture, imprisoned in a tiny cage and being regularly milked for its bile via extremely crude and unhygienic extraction methods. The extracted bile is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
In 1998 Jill Robinson founded the Animals Asia Foundation to rescue and rehabilitate these bears and for many years I have supported its work. Animals Asia now operates two Moon Bear sanctuaries, one in China and the other in Vietnam.
In November 2009 I decided to do something more substantial so I committed to the rescue and ongoing care of one of Animals Asia's bears. I set up Adoptamoonbear.com and, in just over twelve months, with the help of many people like you, raised the required $14,500 to assist Animals Asia rescue and begin the rehabilitation of a lovely young male bear in Vietnam.
Today Jigsaw is enjoying his new life at Animals Asia's bear sanctuary situated in the Tam Dao National Park, a few hours from Hanoi, Vietnam, free from the pain and suffering of his past!
When Animals Asia rescues a bear, it commits to the bear's care for the term of its natural life. Our continued sponsorship supports Animals Asia in honouring this commitment to our cheeky, fun-loving Jigsaw.
Join me now and help give Jigsaw the healthy, happy life he deserves.
If you who are new to this website and wondering....why the name “Jigsaw” ??
Hi everyone! I have a jam-packed newsletter for you, with more bears rescued, an Award for Sal and her supporters, plus lots more! Read all about it here in my October Newsletter
posted on October 11, 2022 in News
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Hi everyone! An exciting month in June with more rescues PLUS the super exciting news that it won’t be long until we start the BIG BUILD at our 2nd sanctuary site in Bach Ma.
posted on June 29, 2022 in News
tags AAF, AAMB, Adopt a Moon Bear, Adopt a Moonbear, Adoptamoonbear, Animals Asia, bear bile, bear bile farm, bear cubs rescued, bear farming, bear puzzle, Cubs rescued, Jigsaw, Jigsaw the Moon bear, Jigsaw the Moonbear, Jill Robinson, moon bear rescue, moon bears, moonbears, Save a Moon bear, Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre, wildlife trafficking
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Hi everyone, Christmas was a while ago but boy! Those mince pies pack quite a punch !
Check out my latest news and new 2022 puzzle in my April Newsletter here
posted on April 12, 2022 in News
tags AAF, AAMB, Adopt a Moon Bear, Adopt a Moonbear, Adoptamoonbear, Animals Asia, bear bile, bear bile farm, Jigsaw, Jigsaw the Moon bear, Jigsaw the Moonbear, moon bear rescue, moon bears, moonbears, Save a Moon bear, Tam Dao National Park, Traditional Asian Medicine, Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre
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Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas !! Another wonderful year full of rescues along with the happy stories of our Nanning bears relishing their new world of grass, trees, sky and friends. For Christmas this year I have created my very own version of the “12 Days of Christmas”. Check it out in my latest newsletter !! I hope you enjoy singing along to it.
With the end of the year almost here I still have 13 pieces of my puzzle to turn over!! Please help me finish it ! Even a small pot of honey money will help. Thank you! Love, your bear, Jigsaw
posted on December 29, 2021 in News
tags AAF, AAMB, Adopt a Moon Bear, Adopt a Moonbear, Adoptamoonbear, Animals Asia, bear bile, bear bile farm, Jigsaw, Jigsaw the Moon bear, Jigsaw the Moonbear, moon bear rescue, moon bears, moonbears, Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre
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With all the lovely weather, I just forgot! But please read how the Nanning bears are settling in to their happy new lives. Then enjoy some Bearlympics which took place during the Tokyo Olympics this year!! And finally don’t miss my poem!! Lots of great reading right here
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tags AAF, AAMB, Adopt a Moon Bear, Adopt a Moonbear, Adoptamoonbear, Animals Asia, bear bile, bear bile farm, Jigsaw, Jigsaw the Moon bear, Jigsaw the Moonbear, moon bear rescue, moon bears, moonbears, Nanning moon bears, Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre
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Hi everyone!
We can’t believe it!! Finally the 101 bears of Nanning have made it Home to Animals Asia’s sanctuary in Chengdu after 8 long years of negotiations and delays. They travelled almost 800 miles by truck to a new peace-filled life, surrounded by bear buddies, healthy food and …. grass !! Something none of them had ever experienced.
If this isn’t a big enough story Animals Asia now has a location for, and will soon start building, its 2nd sanctuary in Vietnam to help accommodate all the bears remaining on bear-bile farms but who must be surrendered by end of 2023.
So please if you are moved to support Jigsaw, now is the time to help him be a Zero Cost Bear – that is a bear that doesn’t cost Animals Asia money to keep because we cover ALL his costs at the sanctuary.
posted on June 17, 2021 in News
tags AAF, AAMB, Adopt a Moonbear, Adoptamoonbear, Animals Asia, bear bile, bear bile farm, Chengdu Bear Rescue Center, Chengdu Bear Rescue Centre, Chengdu Bear sanctuary, Jigsaw, Jigsaw the Moon bear, Jigsaw the Moonbear, Jill Robinson, moon bear rescue, moon bears, moonbears, Nanning moon bears, Save a Moon bear
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