www.animalsasia.org Freedom is a beautiful cub with one of the saddest bear farming stories to tell. No-one in the team will ever forget her arrival as she stared out of the cage with wide, frightened eyes and put one, then two, severed front limbs through the bars as if imploring us to help her. Both Freedom's front limbs had been cruelly trapped; she had been wrenched from her mother and denied her life in the wild before being caged and prepared for life on a farm. Small wonder that she hated and feared the presence of people. Days turned into weeks, and then months, as the team persevered and gently encouraged this poor bear to start trusting the very same species, which had caused her so much pain and suffering. Today, Freedom is a humbling example of how forgiving these animals can be. Gently integrated into a den with other disabled bears, she is beginning to enjoy her life as never before. No longer fearful when we approach, she hops to the front of the den and quietly hums "feed me" sounds before dipping her long, pink tongue into a jar of honey. Each morning sees this happy little bear waking to a day of fun with her friends and confident at last in the knowledge that nothing will hurt her ever again. www.animalsasia.org