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What is bear baiting?

Bear baiting is the world's most savage blood sport. A bear, with claws blunted and teeth removed, is tied to a post in the centre of a stadium and set upon by dogs. When the fight looks like it is about to become fatal, it is stopped. But only to give the exhausted bear time to rest before facing the dogs again.

All of this takes place in the name of 'sport'. But bear baiting is no sport. It is animal cruelty.

Bricks for Bears is the next step in our campaign to bring an end to bear baiting in Pakistan. We need to build a sanctuary for the bears that will be rescued. We need your help to do this - brick by brick. More

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The need for a sanctuary

To achieve our goal of an end to bear baiting in Pakistan we need to build a new sanctuary. We estimate that there are about 70 bears still being used in baiting events. We cannot rescue them until there is a safe place for them to go to - a sanctuary where they can enjoy the care and the security they deserve. More

Campaign updates

More news on the bears rescued from the Pakistan floods

Watch our video to find out how they're getting on.

Who's buying bricks?

Gabrielle Gachelin: Please Help Save the Bears!!!! Bricks bought: 1

kirsty cross: I brought a brick because not only do these bears deserve to be saved. But to show that evey animal... Bricks bought: 1

Red Hot Couriers Mackay: If we all feel the pain, we can end the suffering for all that inhabit our world, and maybe one day ... Bricks bought: 50

Nick Maxwell

"It isn't sport. It's animal cruelty."

'I'm Nick Maxwell, Captain of Collingwood Football Club. I play sport because I want to. But the bears of Pakistan that are forced to take part in bear baiting are not so lucky.

'As an ambassador for WSPA I'm speaking out against the cruelty of bear baiting. Because it isn't sport. It's animal cruelty.'

Watch Nick Maxwell's Q&A

I'm supporting the Bricks for Bears campaign. Our goal is to raise $500,000 to build a sanctuary, a safe place for the bears that will be rescued from the cruelty of bear baiting.

'This is a huge goal, but I'm confident that together we can reach it.'