Born Free co-founders send open letter Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Charity calls on the UK government to take decisive action for nature and wild animals.
News & Updates
The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.
The Human Animal: Celebrities caged to highlight captive big cat suffering
Patrons including Amanda Holden, Kirsty Gallacher, and Jenny Seagrove took part in a Born Free protest to shine a spotlight on the restrictive living conditions facing lions, leopards and tigers in zoos across the UK and Europe.
Big cats are clawing at the cages in UK zoos – together, let’s end this suffering
Our new appeal and ground-breaking report call for an end to the exploitation of big cats in zoos, and a ‘Roar-Free UK’.
Born Free badger lobby goes to Parliament
Born Free joined Badger Trust and hundreds of supporters to call for an immediate end to the badger cull.
Government scraps proposals for ‘targeted badger culls’
Welcome relief for badgers, but more still must be done to end the cull.
Second elephant dies at Chester Zoo in a month
Chester Zoo has announced that Asian elephant Riva Hi Way has died at the age of four.
Pretoria Zoo’s last captive elephant is released to the wild
Charley the elephant finally tastes freedom after decades in captivity.
New ‘Chimp Crazy’ docuseries highlights the problems of keeping pet primates
Docuseries released on 18th August highlights the dangerous and often tragic consequences of keeping chimpanzees in a domestic setting.
Latest Banksy artworks spark debate on animal captivity
Nine wild animal-themed works by the graffiti artist have appeared in London, but what do they mean?
Take a stand against Selfish Selfies
Our incredible Junior Ambassador Leo reminds us why it’s so important to think about wild animals this summer, wherever we are in the world.