Petition · past parliament · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Engage internationally to end bear bile farming
Closed
6,469 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK Government should seek to persuade governments of countries where bear bile farming takes place to outlaw and act to end this practice. Abuse of bears has no place in the modern world, and the UK Government should not stand by and do nothing in the face of such barbaric animal cruelty.
Bear bile is used in certain traditional medicines, but this does not justify the practice of bear bile farming, and research has shown that there are substitutes to bear bile.
Timeline
| 13 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Feb 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
6,469
Status
Closed
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Opened
13 Aug 2020
Closed
13 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.