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The circus issue

02/04/2020

Globally, thousands of wild animals are used in circuses and forced to perform demeaning and unnatural tricks to entertain the public. Born Free considers the use of wild animals in circuses to be unethical and incompatible with the needs of wild animals, and we have campaigned for many years for this practice to be banned across the world.

French government must say au revoir to wild animals in circuses

01/04/2020

New plea to the authorities as Born Free launches Goodbye to the circus campaign.

Born free rescues two cheetah cubs

27/03/2020

Born Free has rescued two cheetah cubs from the illegal wildlife trade and given them a lifetime home at Ensessa Kotteh, its wildlife sanctuary in Ethiopia.

Born free reacts to 2019 badger cull figures

27/03/2020

Culls continue in England despite lack of credible evidence that they are effective.

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A future for wildlife in meru

25/03/2020

Thank you for supporting our Last Lions of Meru? campaign

How Born Free is taking precautions against coronavirus

17/03/2020

How Born Free is taking precautions against coronavirus

Born Free & Meru

16/03/2020

Will Travers OBE, Born Free’s Executive President & Co-Founder, reflects on his family’s personal connection with Meru and why Born Free will continue to keep the spirit of Elsa the lioness burning brightly.

Born free appalled by conditions at bloemfontein zoo

12/03/2020

Born Free is very concerned by recent reports that animals have been found starving at Bloemfontein Zoo in South Africa, after it was closed to the public late last year.