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Raise The Red Flag: Submit a Report

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Submit your eyewitness reports

Are you concerned about a captive wild animal you have seen? Have you visited a zoo or other captive facility and seen animals being kept in poor conditions or cruelly treated? Have you encountered animals being exploited in a circus or show, used for interactive encounters or as a prop for souvenir photographs? If so, please report it to Born Free via our form below.

If you have seen a report in the news, or animal abuse or exploitation content posted on social media platforms, you can find out more and see ways to help on our Wild Animals in the Media page.

Raise the Red Flag report submission

What country did you see the animal(s) in?(Required)

Please choose the country from the list below.

Where in the country did you see the animal(s)?(Required)

Please select the relevant captive facility, attraction, location, or issue from the list below. If it’s not listed, please scroll to the end of the list and select ‘other’ and enter the details in the box that appears.

Other(Required)

If you know the address of the facility, attraction, or location, please enter it below.:

If you don’t know the full address, please enter the location details as best you can

Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code

What date did you see the animal(s)?(Required)

If you are unsure, please enter an approximate date.

Enter your report below(Required)

Please include as much information as possible. Describing cages as ‘small’, conditions as ‘terrible’ or animals looking ‘sad’ will not provide enough information to encourage the relevant authorities to take action. What animals are involved and how many? How did their physical/mental condition appear? What was their cage or enclosure like e.g. approx. size, enrichment, furnishings etc. If there were performing animals, what did the ‘show’ consist of? Was there any direct animal contact involved? Were you on an organised excursion or at a hotel booked through a travel company? If so, please provide the company name

Do you have photos to support your report?(Required)

Yes

Upload photos

By submitting your photos, you are agreeing that you are happy for us to use these photos to support our work, which may include sharing them with third parties. If you are not happy with this, please state so in your report above.

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Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, jpeg, Max. file size: 50 MB, Max. files: 50.

Do you have videos to support your report?

Yes, a link

Yes, file upload(s)

If you have a video from your visit, please share a link here:

You can use a file sharing website such as Dropbox or upload to YouTube as an unlisted video.

Video file upload

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Accepted file types: mp4, webm, mov, avi, mkv, wmv, avchd, flv, Max. file size: 50 MB, Max. files: 5.

Your contact details

Name(Required)

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Email(Required)

Phone

Country of residence

Country

I am happy for Born Free to contact me about my report in the future(Required)

Yes

I am happy for Born Free to contact me about future campaigns(Required)

Yes

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All the reports we receive provide vital evidence to support our work campaigning to help wild animals in captivity. We also provide useful guidance as to how you can take action to help the animals you have seen further.

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