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100% of the proceeds goes to save Moon Bears!
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE 8 FEET TALL AND NEVER ABLE TO STAND?
This is a Chinese Moon Bear...
destined to live its life in this cage
with a rusty catheter attached to its
gall bladder
so that Chinese can extract
its "coveted" bile!
What would you do if you stood eight feet tall and were never able to stand?
What would you do if you lived in a cage with only enough room to stick out a paw for food?
What would you do if your teeth were cut off and your nails pulled out?
What would you do if your ulcerated insides burned from a rusty catheter thrust into your gall bladder to milk its bile?
What would you do if you were an Asian Moon Bear?
This is Andrew saved by Animals Asia from a lifetime in a cage. He had 4 beautiful years of freedom before passing away. We love you Andrew!
"Having joined musicians with animal causes for years, I know that the Moon Bear Rising CD may be the most righteous cause I have ever been involved with. These bears face an unthinkable form of torture. I knew I would never sleep at night and have moon bear nightmares if I did'nt do something. I am very proud of the MANY musicians wanting to be a part of Moon Bear Rising. You are the musicians we all should rally to support. Thank you all and I love you."
Zeke Loftin~Animal Activist/Rescuer
I'd like to meet:
Memorial to Animal Asia's Andrew by Maria Daines
Music:
Congratulations to Moon Bear Rsisng artist Maria DainesFrom: Music4Unity
Date: Jun 30, 2007 4:19 PMFrom: Zeke Loftin
Opening in U.K. for PINK. Seems those who donated songs to help the Moon Bears are getting some great Karma.
Party for Animals Worldwide (PAW) today announced the date and venue for its inaugural fundraising event.
The PAW 2007 concert will take place on Tuesday 21st August 2007 at Cardiff International Arena.
Movies:
A narrow rubber pipe was embedded under the skin and surgically attached to the gall bladder. The farmer extracted the bile through the end of the rubber pipe which exited the skin at the top of the bear's thigh. Animals Asia has received a number of bears with these "old fashioned" latex catheters and as this technique was phased out in the mid-80's, we believe that these bears must have been caged for approximately 20 years. They phased out these catheters only because they because easily clogged and not for any humane reason.
This moon bear is crammed so tightly into this cage that the cage is bulging. The cruelty of some human beings is beyond our comprehension. They must know that the moon bears are suffering. Thus, our only conclusion is that these people are sadistic and enjoy watching the animals suffer.
This mother and child are crammed together into this tiny cage; thankfully they have been rescued. Moon bears suffer tremendously in bile farms.
Pitiful blind & declawed Moon Bear forced to stand & pose for pictures all day.
Heroes:
Moon Bear Rising artist Eric Buechel with his daughter Anastasia. The original is being sent to U.K. recording artist Maria Daines after prints are made to benefit Animals Asia to give her a HUGE thank you for writing the song Andrew, which has drawn massive attention to the plight of the Moon Bears!
Eric Buechel (1958 -)Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Eric Buechel began his studies with his father, a talented artist from Koblez, Germany. He attended DuCret School of Art in Plainfield, NJ after winning a scholarship from the NJ Art Directors Club in 1977. During this time Buechel would make many trips into Manhattan's museums. While studying in DuCret Buechel meet Dr. Furman J. Finck, a portrait painter for several official presidential portrait painting. Under Finck's tutelage and visits to Finck's Manhattan studio Buechel learned a technique using wolf carbon pencil to draw incredibly detail portraits rivaling the detail of the photographic realism of Chuck Close.The artist that most influenced Buechel's early work was the Renaissance artist Albrecht DÃrer. The influence of this great master would leave a mark on his work for years to come. Emphasizing strong line and a compact arrangement in his composition.Later Buechel worked in New Jersey and Manhattan as an illustrator and art director. He later opens his advertising agency which specialized in medical and aerospace illustrations. In 1990 Buechel formed a computer-recycling computer in a warehouse in Belleville, New Jersey. While discovering ways to reclaim components and raw materials from discarded electronics Buechel pioneered a recycling process of recycling cathode ray tubes. In 1994 Senator Lautenburg nominated Buechel for the NJ Science and Technology Award for developing these recycling processes.In 2001 Eric Buechel's Company, Advanced Recovery Inc., was chosen to help reclaim and salvage computers at the Trade Center Attack. The clean up would take a little over a year and completed on time and under budget. And in 2003 the company was sold and Buechel began painting again after a 12-year absence and moved to Crossville, Tennessee.Today Buechel's work can be found in private collections throughout the USA and Japan. His paintings sell for as high as $30,000.00 and his popular charcoal drawing termed Gothic Expressionism, sell in the range of $5,000.00 each.
Eric Buechel (1958 -)Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Eric Buechel began his studies with his father, a talented artist from Koblez, Germany. He attended DuCret School of Art in Plainfield, NJ after winning a scholarship from the NJ Art Directors Club in 1977. During this time Buechel would make many trips into Manhattan's museums. While studying in DuCret Buechel meet Dr. Furman J. Finck, a portrait painter for several official presidential portrait painting. Under Finck's tutelage and visits to Finck’s Manhattan studio Buechel learned a technique using wolf carbon pencil to draw incredibly detail portraits rivaling the detail of the photographic realism of Chuck Close.The artist that most influenced Buechel's early work was the Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. The influence of this great master would leave a mark on his work for years to come. Emphasizing strong line and a compact arrangement in his composition.Later Buechel worked in New Jersey and Manhattan as an illustrator and art director. He later opens his our advertising agency which specialized in medical and aerospace illustrations. In 1990 Buechel formed a computer-recycling computer in a warehouse in Belleville, New Jersey. While discovering ways to reclaim components and raw materials from discarded electronics Buechel pioneered a recycling process of recycling cathode ray tubes. In 1994 Senator Lautenburg nominated Buechel for the NJ Science and Technology Award for developing these recycling processes.In 2001 Eric Buechel's Company, Advanced Recovery Inc., was chosen to help reclaim and salvage computers at the Trade Center Attack. The clean up would take a little over a year and completed on time and under budget. And in 2003 the company was sold and Buechel began painting again after a 12-year absence and moved to Crossville, Tennessee.Today Buechel's work can be found in private collections throughout the USA and Japan. His paintings sell for as high as $30,000.00 and his popular charcoal drawing termed Gothic Expressionism, sell in the range of $5,000.00 each.Eric Buechel (1958 -)Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Eric Buechel began his studies with his father, a talented artist from Koblez, Germany. He attended DuCret School of Art in Plainfield, NJ after winning a scholarship from the NJ Art Directors Club in 1977. During this time Buechel would make many trips into Manhattan's museums. While studying in DuCret Buechel meet Dr. Furman J. Finck, a portrait painter for several official presidential portrait painting. Under Finck's tutelage and visits to Finck's Manhattan studio Buechel learned a technique using wolf carbon pencil to draw incredibly detail portraits rivaling the detail of the photographic realism of Chuck Close.The artist that most influenced Buechel's early work was the Renaissance artist Albrecht DÃrer. The influence of this great master would leave a mark on his work for years to come. Emphasizing strong line and a compact arrangement in his composition.Later Buechel worked in New Jersey and Manhattan as an illustrator and art director. He later opens his advertising agency which specialized in medical and aerospace illustrations. In 1990 Buechel formed a computer-recycling computer in a warehouse in Belleville, New Jersey. While discovering ways to reclaim components and raw materials from discarded electronics Buechel pioneered a recycling process of recycling cathode ray tubes. In 1994 Senator Lautenburg nominated Buechel for the NJ Science and Technology Award for developing these recycling processes.In 2001 Eric Buechel's Company, Advanced Recovery Inc., was chosen to help reclaim and salvage computers at the Trade Center Attack. The clean up would take a little over a year and completed on time and under budget. And in 2003 the company was sold and Buechel began painting again after a 12-year absence and moved to Crossville, Tennessee.Today Buechel's work can be found in private collections throughout the USA and Japan. His paintings sell for as high as $30,000.00 and his popular charcoal drawing termed Gothic Expressionism, sell in the range of $5,000.00 each.
Picture credits:
Jude Osborne (Free The Bears Fund Inc), http://www.freethebears.org.au
Animals Asia (Hong Kong)
