There are millions of wild animals in captivity worldwide – in zoos, theme parks, sanctuaries, dolphinaria, circuses and elephant camps. There are also many other individual captive animals exploited for human entertainment. Many of these animals are kept in poor conditions – neglected, suffering or abused.

We want to prevent the suffering of wild animals in captivity and encourage people like you, whether in your home country or when travelling internationally, to look out for captive wild animals and flag your concerns. Your eyewitness reports provide us with vital information which is recorded in our comprehensive database and map, and used, where possible, to raise awareness, conduct further investigation and/or used in our ongoing campaigns to help wild animals in need.

Raise the Red Flag lets you report your concerns to us, highlights animal welfare issues, shares information and provides advice and guidance on how you can take action to help captive wild animals further.