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Have Your Say: Ban Primates as Pets!

We're so close to finally seeing a ban on primate pets... help achieve this huge victory for animals by responding to the government's consultation.
Animal Free Reindeer Parade Trail brings festive cheer to Oldham

Oldham City Council launched an animal alternative reindeer parade trail in December and showed everyone how festive cheer can be achieved without live animals, writes Festive Events Campaigner Rehana Jomeen.
Victories for Animals In 2020!

2020 has been a challenging year for everyone, but it's important to remember the huge victories for animals during the past, very difficult year. And there were many!
TAKE ACTION AGAINST REINDEER EXPLOITATION

Help us put a stop to live reindeer displays this Christmas - take action now!

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10 facts about zoos

Here are ten facts about zoos that you need to know...
Zoos

Animals in zoos are denied a life of freedom. A cage can never be their home.
VICTORY: Wild Animals are Banned in Circuses in England!

The Wild Animals in Circuses Act has finally come into effect, after over 60 years of campaigning
Top ten reasons NOT to visit Europe’s “Top Ten Zoos”

We take an alternative look at Europe’s “Top Ten” zoos suggest why you should give them, and any other business which holds animals captive for money, a wide berth
Circuses

Animals including horses and dogs continue to be exploited in circuses in the UK.
History

From 1957 to now
Mission

Our Mission
Aquariums

Animals in aquariums are taken from the wild and forced to live in tiny tanks.
Animal circuses, animal suffering

In this article we look at transport & life on the road, training, the performances themselves, the ethics, the scientific research, escapes, how it is legal for a circus to beat an elephant with an iron bar. We ask whether this is a relic of the not so distant past, highlight some incidents and look at the legacy of deaths.
Pet trade

Monkeys, skunks, crocodiles, hedgehogs and porcupines. These are just some of the many different species traded in the UK as ‘exotic pets’.

Primates Still Sold as Pets Despite Government Pledge

The cruelty at a Manchester pet shop lays bare the need for an imminent ban on primate pets. Read more

Release Rudolph

Help us #ReleaseRudolph and his friends from suffering. Read more