Bear Bile Farming and Eastern Medicine
Title: Bear Bile Farming and Eastern Medicine
Topic: Bear bile Farming in Asia.
Purpose Statement: To give people a general view of bear bile in Eastern medicine and bear bile farming in eastern countries.
INTRODUCTION
A. Today, we are going to talk about a kind animal that every body is no stranger to – black bears. Why do we need to talk about black bears? Because they are related to a kind of tortures, which is called live bear bile. Until now, the torture is still existed in some of Asian countries. In those bear bile farms, black bears are kept in metal cages forced to remain in a prone position – unable to even stand or move – to have bile crudely and painfully extracted from their gall bladders through either implanted steel catheters or free-dripping holes in their abdomens.
B. Bear bile plays an important role in eastern medicine, but with the development of science, technology and the awareness of animal welfare, people have finding ways to use other medicines to replace live bear bile.
C. Bear Bile has tight relationship with traditional Eastern medicine, …
1. I will tell you the background of Eastern medicine and bear bile farming.
2. Next, I will explain the business profits at the back of bear bile farming and bear living conditions in those farms.
3. Lastly, I will let you know the current study of replacement of bear bile and the public’ attitude toward to bear bile farming.
Transition: Now we are going to have a look at the mysterious Eastern medicine.
BODY
A．Bear bile and bear bile farms have long history and play significant roles in Eastern medicine due to the tradition of Eastern medicine and Eastern people’s concepts.
1. Bear bile has been a popular ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine for 3,000 years. It has been used to cure various ailments, such as fever, gall stones, liver problems, heart disease, and eye irritation (Neme, 2009).
2. More than 10,000 bears – mainly moon bears, but also sun bears and brown
Topic: Bear bile Farming in Asia.
Purpose Statement: To give people a general view of bear bile in Eastern medicine and bear bile farming in eastern countries.
INTRODUCTION
A. Today, we are going to talk about a kind animal that every body is no stranger to – black bears. Why do we need to talk about black bears? Because they are related to a kind of tortures, which is called live bear bile. Until now, the torture is still existed in some of Asian countries. In those bear bile farms, black bears are kept in metal cages forced to remain in a prone position – unable to even stand or move – to have bile crudely and painfully extracted from their gall bladders through either implanted steel catheters or free-dripping holes in their abdomens.
B. Bear bile plays an important role in eastern medicine, but with the development of science, technology and the awareness of animal welfare, people have finding ways to use other medicines to replace live bear bile.
C. Bear Bile has tight relationship with traditional Eastern medicine, …
1. I will tell you the background of Eastern medicine and bear bile farming.
2. Next, I will explain the business profits at the back of bear bile farming and bear living conditions in those farms.
3. Lastly, I will let you know the current study of replacement of bear bile and the public’ attitude toward to bear bile farming.
Transition: Now we are going to have a look at the mysterious Eastern medicine.
BODY
A．Bear bile and bear bile farms have long history and play significant roles in Eastern medicine due to the tradition of Eastern medicine and Eastern people’s concepts.
1. Bear bile has been a popular ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine for 3,000 years. It has been used to cure various ailments, such as fever, gall stones, liver problems, heart disease, and eye irritation (Neme, 2009).
2. More than 10,000 bears – mainly moon bears, but also sun bears and brown