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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Barcelona zoo to phase out most breeding programmes

Born Free has welcomed a recent decision by the City Council of Barcelona to approve an amendment to Barcelona’s animal protection bylaws that prohibits breeding programmes for species that cannot later be released back into their natural habitat.

Girl attacked by captive lioness at south african lion farm

Born Free is horrified by reports that a four-year-old girl was attacked by a lioness at a lion farm in South Africa.

Hear me roar

Born Free’s Sarah Locke attended her first protest march last month. Here she shares the five things she learnt from the experience.

Hare today gone tomorrow

Born Free’s Head of Policy Dr Mark Jones explains why Born Free is supporting a Bill to protect hares during their breeding season.

South african farmer receives charges for animal cruelty

Born Free has welcomed the news that criminal charges have been brought against a South African lion farmer for animal cruelty.

Lessons from the amazon

Born Free’s Laura Gosset introduces an innovative project for children to connect with the natural world through art.

Farewell safia

We are devastated to share the news that our beautiful lioness Safia recently passed away following a short illness.

Ciam’s story

Ciam the lion made international headlines in November 2015 when he was confiscated from a cage in a garden in southern France.

Born free disappointed by uk government’s failure to act on trophy hunting imports

Born Free is disappointed by the news that the UK government has no immediate plans to ban hunting trophy imports.

Farewell achee

We are extremely sad to report our beloved Achee recently passed away following a very short illness.