News & Updates

With Born Free support, our long-term Lilongwe Wildlife Trust colleagues in Malawi have rescued a malnourished brown snake eagle, being kept as a pet.

Docuseries released on 18th August highlights the dangerous and often tragic consequences of keeping chimpanzees in a domestic setting.

Born Free calls on all political parties to commit to a comprehensive review of the trade in and keeping of exotic pets in the UK.

As the Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition’s ‘Report It’ Week begins, Born Free highlights the ways members of the public can speak out about animal abuse and exploitation.

Rescued from Belgium’s illegal pet trade and given a new life in South Africa, how has the quartet of long-legged wild cats settled into their forever home?

Born Free cautiously welcomes new regulations requiring all primate owners in England to obtain a licence, which passed into law on 5th March.

Born Free’s Captivity Research Officer Chris Lewis considers Born Free’s latest research into dangerous wild animals kept in private residences across Britain, and the problems that exotic pet ownership poses.

King cobras, crocodiles and cougars - we reveal the wild animals being kept next door.

Born Free cautiously welcomes the Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations, which were endorsed by a Delegated Legislation Committee in the House of Commons on 31st January.

Organisations, including Born Free, call on DEFRA to improve standards for snakes in pet shops.