Abnormal behaviour in captive animals: What is zoochosis?
WEBIn 1992, Bill Travers MBE, Co-Founder of Born Free, first coined the term ‘zoochosis’ to describe this obsessive, repetitive behaviour, and described zoo animals behaving abnormally as ‘zoochotic’. Born Free’s 1993 Zoochotic Report film, using more than three years of video observations in over 100 zoos in Europe, North America and ...
News & Updates - Born Free
WEBThe Human Animal: Celebrities caged to highlight captive big cat suffering. Patrons including Amanda Holden, Kirsty Gallacher, and Jenny Seagrove took part in a Born Free protest to shine a spotlight on the restrictive living conditions facing lions, leopards and tigers in zoos across the UK and Europe. Communities.
Born Free Foundation - We Are Born Free - Since 1984 we have …
WEBBorn Free needs you to Raise The Red Flag, and report the suffering of animals in captivity, so that we can take action to make it end. Share your eyewitness reports, and use our map to avoid visiting facilities where wild animals are being exploited.
Exposing ‘exotic pet’ ownership in the UK - Born Free
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · King cobras, crocodiles and cougars – we reveal the wild animals being kept next door. New data, published by Born Free, exposes the shocking number of dangerous wild animals being kept legally as ‘pets’ in the UK. Today, we call for urgent action to tighten legislation to minimise risk to the public and safeguard the welfare of wild animals.
Pets you never knew were legal in the UK - Born Free
WEBJan 13, 2023 · In 2021, Born Free’s research discovered at least 320 wild cats, 158 crocodilians, 508 venomous snakes, two elephants and many other species classified as dangerous being kept privately in Great Britain. The Act is mainly concerned with public health and safety, and animal welfare is very much a secondary consideration.
The History of Born Free: Wildlife Charity Since 1984
WEBThe premature death of Pole Pole led to Virginia and Bill establishing Zoo Check in 1984 with their eldest son Will Travers OBE. Zoo Check evolved to become the Born Free Foundation in 1991. Today, Will Travers is Born Free’s Executive President. Pole Pole’s death led Virginia, Bill and Will to become tireless campaigners for animal welfare ...
Dangerous Wild Animals Map - Born Free
WEBBorn Free’s 2023 survey reveals that over 2,700 dangerous wild animals are licensed to be kept privately in Great Britain (and there may be many more kept without a licence). A total of 187 private addresses across 126 local authorities hold licences to keep dangerous wild animals such as lions, tigers, crocodilians and venomous reptiles!
Our Co-Founders - Born Free
WEBVirginia McKenna DBE is a wildlife campaigner, actress and author, well known for starring as conservationist Joy Adamson in the 1966 film Born Free with her late husband Bill Travers MBE. Deeply immersed in animal conservation and welfare issues, Virginia co-founded Born Free in 1984 alongside her husband Bill and eldest son Will Travers OBE.
Remembering Bill Travers MBE - Born Free
WEBMar 29, 2019 · Today we fondly remember our Co-Founder Bill Travers MBE, who passed away on 29th March 1994. In this very special blog, our Co-Founder Virginia McKenna OBE reflects on his life. On March 29th it will be 25 years since my husband, Bill, died. A quarter of a century. However you say it, it is a very long time.
About Us - Born Free
WEBWe Are Born Free. Founded by Virginia McKenna DBE, Will Travers OBE and Bill Travers MBE in 1984, we work tirelessly to stop the exploitation and suffering of wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild. From the start, we’ve campaigned for a future where animals and people can coexist and where threatened and endangered species ...