Animals Asia Foundation
Short Name
AAF
Address Line 1
Room no. 301
Address Line 2
Street - Number and Name
97 Tran Quoc Toan Street
District
City
Hanoi
Province – Vietnam
Phone
+84-4-3928 9264
Fax
+84-4-3928 9265
Email Address
Contact Person – Vietnam
Tuan Bendixsen, Country Director
Vietnam Website
International Website
International Headquarters
Mission Statement
Mission and Vision: Asia based, Asia focused, forging Asian solutions. Animals Asia Foundation is devoted to the needs of wild, domesticated and endangered species throughout the Asian continent. Our mission is to improve the lives of all animals in Asia, end cruelty and restore respect for animals Asia-wide. Our Vision: Change for all animals, inspired by empathy for the few. Our animal ambassadors embody the ideal that empathy for one animal can evolve into empathy for an entire species and ultimately for all species.
History of operations in Vietnam
Animals Asia first started work in Vietnam in 1998, encouraging the Government to introduce laws that would end bear farming. In 2005, Animals Asia signed an agreement with the Central Forest Protection Department to establish the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre for 200 bears in Tam Dao National Park, Vinh Phuc Province. The Centre will serve to provide a lifetime refuge for bears confiscated by Forest Protection Department authorities from farms where they were kept for bile extraction, or from bear owners who voluntarily handed back bears to the government. The Centre comprises a quarantine facility, five double bear houses with large outside enclosures, a special bear care area, an education/visitor centre, administration and staff facility, storage and food preparation facilities, and utilities to service the Centre. The Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre will serve as an educational centre to raise awareness of the conservation and welfare of bears in Vietnam. After a minimum of 20 years of operation, Animals Asia Foundation will transfer the Centre to Vietnam for management.