HANOI, VIETNAM – AUG 18: A veterinarian extracts large amounts of bear bile from a bear August 18, 2011 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Bear bile is orally ingested by people who believe in it’s healing properties, which range from liver disease to sexual impotency. The bears are kept it tiny cages for their entire life, constantly being “milked” for their bile. The conditions for these bears are so poor, that the bile may contain feces, urine, pus, and cancer cells.