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Born free becomes first animal welfare charity in world to be accredited carbon neutral

03/04/2020

Born Free is delighted to have been recognised by the United Nations Carbon Neutral Now initiative by being accredited with the Carbon Neutral Gold Standard.

Don’t blame wildlife for coronavirus

02/04/2020

The coronavirus pandemic sweeping across the world is causing physical, social and economic disruption on an unprecedented scale.

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.