News & Updates

Today in Parliament, MPs voted on the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill.

Care about badgers? Join us to lobby your MP to end the badger cull.

Born Free initiative provides a lifeline for communities living alongside endangered gorillas and chimpanzees.

Born Free urges members of the public to take action against cruel and outdated Reptile Show by writing to host venue.

The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill passed its Second Reading in the House of Lords on 16th June, and will now progress to a Committee of the Whole House.

Born Free exposes the plight of wild animals exploited as souvenir photo props and calls on the British public to pledge not to take ‘Selfish Selfies’ on their summer holidays.

An escaped red panda from Newquay Zoo was found almost half-a-mile away near a greengrocers.

The UK Government has dropped a bill which would have restricted the keeping of primates of pets and tightened zoo licensing requirements, as well as banning exports of live farmed animals and tackling puppy smuggling.

A report prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) indicating growing momentum among governments for the development of a global agreement against wildlife trafficking, will be debated at a UN meeting in Vienna this week.

Born Free applauds today’s announcement by the UK Government of its intention to extend its domestic ban on ivory trade to hippos, walruses, narwhals, sperm whales, and orcas.