News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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New french law to provide greater protection for animals

Born Free welcomes new legislation which will bring an end to the use of certain wild animals for entertainment and fur production, and improve the protection of pets.

Exhibition or exploitation? our new report into the legal yet unethical exploitation of wild animals

Think reindeer attractions this Christmas are harmless festive entertainment? Think again!

New report: uk’s exotic pet boom is a ‘ticking timebomb’

Born Free and the RSPCA call for an urgent review of current exotic pet legislation following joint report.

Primate problems

Find out about the problems faced by captive primates, and see some of the reports we have received through Raise The Red Flag.

Are zoos financing conservation or funding captivity?

Our shocking new report highlights that despite claims, only a small portion of CCZ zoo’s income is spent on field conservation.

Aspinall foundation to move 13 elephants from kent to kenya

The announcement by The Aspinall Foundation that they will be moving their entire herd of 13 African elephants from Howletts Zoo in Kent to Kenya has been welcomed by the Born Free Foundation.

Born free calls for urgent enquiry into whipsnade zoo bear shooting

Born Free, Is Shocked And Appalled To Learn That Two Brown Bears Have Been Shot And Killed After Escaping Their Enclosure At ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.

Confined giants

European Zoos Urged To Phase Out Giraffe In Captivity Following Our New Report

Wales bans wild animals in circuses: Born Free reaction

Responding to the news that the use of wild animals in circuses is to be banned in Wales from 1 December 2020, Dr Chris Draper, Born Free’s Head of Animal Welfare & Captivity, said: