News & Updates

Born Free is calling for greater regulation of wild animals kept as pets in Scotland

Rescued baboons and vervets are learning how to avoid predators, thanks to the ingenuity of the Zambia Primate Project, and with Born Free’s support.

A young chimpanzee, found with deep wounds from a machete attack, has required urgent medical attention from our long-term partners at Limbe Wildlife Centre, Cameroon.

With Born Free support, our long-term Lilongwe Wildlife Trust colleagues in Malawi have rescued a malnourished brown snake eagle, being kept as a pet.

Docuseries released on 18th August highlights the dangerous and often tragic consequences of keeping chimpanzees in a domestic setting.

Born Free calls on all political parties to commit to a comprehensive review of the trade in and keeping of exotic pets in the UK.

As the Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition’s ‘Report It’ Week begins, Born Free highlights the ways members of the public can speak out about animal abuse and exploitation.

Rescued from Belgium’s illegal pet trade and given a new life in South Africa, how has the quartet of long-legged wild cats settled into their forever home?

Born Free cautiously welcomes new regulations requiring all primate owners in England to obtain a licence, which passed into law on 5th March.

Born Free’s Captivity Research Officer Chris Lewis considers Born Free’s latest research into dangerous wild animals kept in private residences across Britain, and the problems that exotic pet ownership poses.