News & Updates

Born Free has signed an open letter to the Conservative Government, decrying the lack of progress made by this Government on animal protection and welfare since the publication of its Action Plan for Animal Welfare.

Concerns for the welfare of animals at Karachi Zoo in Pakistan are continuing to receive media attention.

In February, Born Free made headlines with our powerful new report exposing polar bear suffering in zoos. Time to bring this abhorrent, anachronistic practice to an end, says our Captivity Research Officer Chris Lewis.

More than 210,000 badgers killed to date in shameful and misguided efforts to control bovine TB in cattle.

Born Free welcomes news that the Spanish government has approved the law on the Protection of Animal Rights and Welfare. The new law will finally bring about a complete prohibition of wild animals in circuses throughout the entire country and follows many years of campaigning by the InfoCircos coalition of NGOs, whose perseverance has already seen 12 of the country’s 17 regions bring in localised bans.

In perhaps the most important report of our lifetime, the world’s scientists tell us that only drastic and immediate action can prevent our children facing an unliveable future and biodiversity being destroyed worldwide.

Born Free’s UK Policy Advisor, Dominic Dyer, spoke at the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Conference to encourage tougher action on wildlife crime.

Dominic Dyer, Born Free’s UK Policy Advisor and Wildlife Advocate, has been appointed chair of environmental campaign group Nature 2030.

Images and videos showing the abuse and sometimes even killing of animals are easily accessible on social media, including by children, with little or no regulation. We are calling on the UK Government to change that through its Online Safety Bill and we need your support.

Our Policy Support Officer Frankie Osuch considers the societal value of the modern zoo. Does captivity enhance or hinder zoo objectives?