News & Updates

With your help, our joint campaign to end the cruel use of live reindeer at UK events and call for a more compassionate Christmas 2023, had a big impact.

Born Free applauds massive step forward as Bill banning promotion of abusive activities involving animals abroad passes final stages.

Born Free is extremely sad to hear that Lolita, an orca held at Miami Seaquarium for the past 50 years, has reportedly died from kidney failure, just as plans were reportedly underway to try and release her.

Born Free's Junior and Youth Ambassadors share their thoughts on why we should STOP Selfish Selfies this summer.

Born Free’s Selfish Selfies campaign is raising awareness of the use of captive wild animals as props for souvenir photos and encouraging people to pledge not to support this exploitative industry. It’s a global issue affecting thousands of animals, explains Born Free’s Captivity Campaigns Information Coordinator Sarah Jefferson.

Born Free will be at the European Parliament in Brussels with our Dolphinaria-Free Europe coalition colleagues, to discuss why captivity is not a suitable environment for cetaceans.

Born Free exposes the plight of wild animals exploited as souvenir photo props and calls on the British public to pledge not to take ‘Selfish Selfies’ on their summer holidays.

Born Free welcomes news that the Spanish government has approved the law on the Protection of Animal Rights and Welfare. The new law will finally bring about a complete prohibition of wild animals in circuses throughout the entire country and follows many years of campaigning by the InfoCircos coalition of NGOs, whose perseverance has already seen 12 of the country’s 17 regions bring in localised bans.

Born Free joins leading animal welfare organisations to campaign to end the cruel use of captive reindeer in festive displays across the UK.

Think reindeer attractions this Christmas are harmless festive entertainment? Think again!