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

Bears are powerful, incredibly intelligent creatures. Studies on American black bears have even shown they can count.

Just the thought of keeping them captive for our entertainment is heartbreaking — but forcing one to wear a torture vest is beyond cruel.

Hell on earth

Bear Caesar spent the first part of her life in a kind of hell on earth. She lived on a farm in China that harvested ingredients for traditional Chinese medicine.