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TIL that "bile" bears are kept continuously in "crush cages" for years so bile can be surgically harvested. Some are caught as cubs and remain caged, without being able to stand, sit up or turn around, for 30 years. A significant proportion die due to stress, unskilled surgery or infection.

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