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Covid Christmas won’t save Rudolph

The COVID-19 lockdown has prevented many of the usual festive reindeer events from taking place this year, but this won’t stop them coming back next year.

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.

Run for Reindeer

This 12th December, join in our Reindeer Run and be a part of an amazing community of people committed to the freedom of reindeer.

Merseyside Council Bans the Use of Live Animals in Events

Live animals will only be allowed at Knowsley Council events in limited circumstances.

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.

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’.

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Britta Jaschinski

Peter Tatchell

Professor Randy Malamud

Angela Smith - Baroness Smith of Basildon

Fiona Oakes

Professor Marc Bekoff