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Long-finned pilot whales are beached and killed. On Faroe Islands people have been eating the meat and blubber from pilot whales for centuries

Born Free campaigns for end to Faroes Grind at European Parliament

We joined Sea Shepherd and the Stop the Grind campaign to call for an end to whale and dolphin hunts in the Faroe Islands.
A monkey with a chain around its neck sits on top of a cage

New data highlights scale of online animal cruelty

A coalition of groups that monitors animal cruelty online and campaigns for the online platforms to be held accountable, has released its findings for 2024.
A photo of a man standing in front on an animal enclosure holding a sedated lion cub. The man's face has been blurred out.

Give animals a voice this ‘Report It!’ Week

As the Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition’s ‘Report It!’ Week 2025 begins, Born Free highlights the ways members of the public can speak out about animal abuse and exploitation.
A close-up photo of a monkey's had gripping onto the bars of a cage

British members of monkey torture group given jail time

Two women from Worcestershire have been given jail time for their part in a depraved ‘monkey torture’ group.