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    What do the 'new' zoo standards really mean for animals?

    What do the 'new' zoo standards really mean for animals?

    The new zoo standards are deeply disappointing and will do nothing to improve the lives of animals in zoos and aquariums Read more

    Published: 29th May, 2025

    Author: Laura Walton

    Victory for Animals! Todmorden Country Fair has been Cancelled!

    Victory for Animals! Todmorden Country Fair has been Cancelled!

    The whole event has been cancelled for 2025! Read more

    Published: 21st May, 2025

    Updated: 27th May, 2025

    Author: Laura Walton

    Victory! New Cumbria Safari Zoo Site REFUSED Planning Permission!

    Victory! New Cumbria Safari Zoo Site REFUSED Planning Permission!

    There will be no new zoo at Tebay! Read more

    Published: 20th May, 2025

    Updated: 19th June, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    The Huge Death Toll in UK Zoos

    The Huge Death Toll in UK Zoos

    Zoo Awareness Weekend to Reveal the Con in Conservation Read more

    Published: 16th April, 2025

    Updated: 20th May, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    Action Launch: Stop wild animal exploitation at Todmorden Country Fair!

    Action Launch: Stop wild animal exploitation at Todmorden Country Fair!

    We need you to oppose camel racing, a mobile zoo, and falconry on public land! Read more

    Published: 4th April, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    Take Action for Zoo Awareness Weekend 2025!

    Take Action for Zoo Awareness Weekend 2025!

    Join us over Easter Weekend, and shine a light on the cruelty of captivity #ZAW2025 Read more

    Published: 26th March, 2025

    Updated: 19th June, 2025

    Author: Laura Walton

    Victory for Reindeer!

    Victory for Reindeer!

    There will be no ‘Lancaster Reindeer Day’ in 2025! Read more

    Published: 10th March, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    Fresh Calls to Oppose Animal Circuses!

    Fresh Calls to Oppose Animal Circuses!

    Find out how you can stand against animal exploitation in circuses. Read more

    Published: 5th March, 2025

    Updated: 22nd May, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    Success in our Weekend of Action for the Sea Life Penguins

    Success in our Weekend of Action for the Sea Life Penguins

    Protests and online actions marked one year of the campaign Read more

    Published: 18th February, 2025

    Updated: 10th March, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    Weekend of Action! Take the Pledge to Boycott Merlin Attractions

    Weekend of Action! Take the Pledge to Boycott Merlin Attractions

    We are stepping up our campaign to free innocent animals from Sea Life Aquariums, and we need your help! Read more

    Published: 14th February, 2025

    Updated: 18th February, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    UK’s ‘Tiger King’, Terrence Moore Receives Lenient 5-Year Ban After Multiple Animal Welfare Offences

    UK’s ‘Tiger King’, Terrence Moore Receives Lenient 5-Year Ban After Multiple Animal Welfare Offences

    The Cat Survival Trust operator was sentenced to a 5-year ban on keeping wild animals. Read more

    Published: 24th January, 2025

    Updated: 12th February, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    Born Free Joins the Fight to Free the Sea Life Penguins!

    Born Free Joins the Fight to Free the Sea Life Penguins!

    This Penguin Awareness Day we welcome new support for the campaign! Read more

    Published: 20th January, 2025

    Updated: 27th February, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    Action Launch! Object to Cumbria Safari Zoo's New Planning Application

    Action Launch! Object to Cumbria Safari Zoo's New Planning Application

    Take action to stop “the UK’s worst zoo” opening up at a new site in Tebay! Read more

    Published: 18th December, 2024

    Updated: 27th March, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    HUGE VICTORY FOR ANIMALS! Cumbria Safari Zoo is CLOSING!

    HUGE VICTORY FOR ANIMALS! Cumbria Safari Zoo is CLOSING!

    The campaign to close the zoo has been in action for over a decade. Read more

    Published: 16th December, 2024

    Updated: 19th December, 2024

    Author: Laura Walton

    Festive Events Update - Reindeer Still Need You!

    Festive Events Update - Reindeer Still Need You!

    Read our updates from 7 weeks into the 2024 campaign! Read more

    Published: 13th December, 2024

    Updated: 16th January, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

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    • 3 Ways You Might Still Be Supporting Animal Captivity (Without Realising)

      3 Ways You Might Still Be Supporting Animal Captivity (Without Realising)

      Did you know you could be accidentally supporting animal captivity in subtle ways?

    • What do the 'new' zoo standards really mean for animals?

      What do the 'new' zoo standards really mean for animals?

      The new zoo standards are deeply disappointing and will do nothing to improve the lives of animals in zoos and aquariums

    • Isobel Bryant - Fundraising & Supporter Care Officer

      Isobel Bryant - Fundraising & Supporter Care Officer

    • Summer 2025 Raffle

      Summer 2025 Raffle

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    • 10 facts about zoos

      10 facts about zoos

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

    • Zoos

      Zoos

      Animals in zoos are denied a life of freedom. A cage can never be their home.

    • Zoos neither educate nor empower children

      Zoos neither educate nor empower children

    • Aquariums

      Aquariums

      Animals in aquariums are taken from the wild and forced to live in tiny tanks.

    • Top 5 reasons safari parks are no better than other zoos

      Top 5 reasons safari parks are no better than other zoos

    • Top ten reasons NOT to visit Europe’s “Top Ten Zoos”

      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

    • Animal circuses, animal suffering

      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.

    • Marmosets Continue to Suffer at Manchester Pet Shop

      Marmosets Continue to Suffer at Manchester Pet Shop

      Monkeys continue to be bought and sold as new Bill announced to outlaw the practice.

    • VICTORY: Wild Animals are Banned in Circuses in England!

      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

    • Circuses

      Circuses

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

    10 facts about zoos

    10 facts about zoos

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

    Published: 2nd November, 2017

    Updated: 2nd October, 2024

    No More Zoo Secrets

    No More Zoo Secrets

    Join us in demanding transparency from the zoo and aquarium industry that holds thousands of animals captive across the UK. - 8th April 2023 Read more

    Published: 8th April, 2024

    Updated: 17th January, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    Take Action! Free the Sea Life Penguins

    Take Action! Free the Sea Life Penguins

    Sign our petition to demand that Sea Life/Merlin Entertainments free the gentoo penguins from their basement prison, contact your MP to support the EDM! Read more

    Published: 24th September, 2024

    Updated: 12th February, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    Take the Pledge to Boycott Merlin Attractions

    Take the Pledge to Boycott Merlin Attractions

    Sea Life Aquariums are owned by Merlin Entertainments - take the pledge not to visit ANY of their attractions while they hold animals captive. Read more

    Published: 14th February, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

    Take Action Against Animal Circuses

    Freedom Champion Sign-Up Event June 2025

    A handful of UK circuses still exploit live animals. Are they coming to your area? Read more

    Published: 5th March, 2025

    Author: Isobel McNally

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