Help give Romania’s bears a fresh start

Chained down for tourist photos. 

You can change this picture of suffering, to one of freedom and hope.

Imagine being chained to a fence all day, hungry and in pain, for tourists to photograph. And when the tourists are gone, you’re shut into a tiny, filthy cage to wait out the long, cold night.

There are over 20 beautiful bears suffering this ordeal right now in Romania. They were captured as cubs and have been kept in captivity ever since, mostly for the entertainment of tourists. With years of neglect and trauma, they are in poor condition and suffering mental anguish.

We’re ready to help our partners Asociatia Milioane de Prieteni (Millions of Friends) rescue these bears and bring them to the sanctuary. However, with 58 bears already saved the sanctuary is full, and we must build the final enclosure to make room for the remaining bears.

Your gift today can help us extend the sanctuary and provide the safe and natural environment these bears need so desperately.

These bears deserve to feel the grass under their paws, be free to explore open spaces and nutritious food. Not spend a lifetime living on concrete and surviving on scraps. 

Since they can’t be returned to the wild, the sanctuary is the perfect place for traumatised bears to recover. It’s situated in central Romania, near the Carpathian Mountains and a forest of oak and hazel trees. There will be fresh water pools built in the forest area, and den areas dug out ready for their hibernation in Romania’s desperately cold winters. 

We need your support to build the final enclosure before we rescue the bears and bring them to safety. You can help us build their new home.

You can help WSPA protect bears and other animals from cruelty.

Please join WSPA Animal Rescue Team with a monthly gift, or make an urgent donation today.