Bear Caesar is finally free after having spent years locked in a torture vest

December 23, 2025 by Nadia

In China, there are an estimated 10,000 bears locked up. Hopefully, Caesar’s story will serve as a wake-up call so that animal lovers the world over will band together and help put a stop to this.

”These metal jackets are now illegal so less common, but it’s likely that there are still some out there,” Steve Jackson, head of communications for Animals Asia, told The Dodo, in 2016.

Bear Caesar sad update

Caesar’s rescue may have been just one small step against the bile industry, but it completely transformed the life of this once-suffering brown bear. After years hidden in darkness, she finally got to enjoy swimming, climbing, and running freely through the grass — making up for lost time.

Tragically, the harsh conditions she endured on the gallbladder farm eventually caught up with her. A very aggressive tumor developed, a cruel reminder of the cellular damage and infections caused by repeated gallbladder extractions—a common reality for many rescued bears.