USA

BORN FREE USA

Animals: all wildlife

Established: 2002

Work: welfare & captivity / conservation / education / policy

Managed by: Born Free (merged with Animal Protection Institute)

Encouraging compassionate conservation and Born Free’s message to keep wildlife in the wild. Born Free USA raises awareness of the plight of captive wild animals in zoos, circuses, or as exotic pets, and lobbies government on key wildlife issues.

BORN FREE USA PRIMATE SANCTUARY

Animals: primates

Work: welfare & captivity

Managed by: Born Free USA (initially by the Animal Protection Institute)

Offering more than 500 primates life in as natural an environment as possible with minimal human interaction. Many of the primates were rescued from abusive situations in laboratories, roadside zoos and exotic pets.