28th March 2023 Zoo Awareness Weekend: 7th-10th April Every year Freedom for Animals holds a weekend of action to highlight the suffering that thousands of captive animals in UK zoos, aquariums, and mobile zoos face. Whether it be a zoo or aquarium, or one of the many mobile zoos that exploit animals for human entertainment and profit, Zoo Awareness Weekend aims to shine a light...

11th April 2023 This year’s Zoo Awareness Weekend was a huge success! So many of our wonderful supporters and animal rights groups hit the streets and held demos and information stalls across the UK. As a result, the public was faced with the reality of zoos and aquariums, and their ‘con-servation’ lies were exposed! Zoo Awareness Weekend falls on Easter Weeken...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of animals live and die behind the gates of Britain’s zoos. From majestic elephants and prowling big cats to tiny amphibians and exotic birds, they all have one thing in common: their lives are measured in spreadsheets, not in freedom and quality of life. Zoos often claim they are conservation sanctuaries, protecting threatened species and...

What’s the issue? Fireworks are sold as harmless fun. They’re not. Sudden bangs and flashes cause fear and confusion for animals who cannot predict or escape the noise. Debris and chemicals fall back to earth. The harm doesn’t end when the smoke clears. How fireworks harm animals Animals held captive in zoos Fireworks harm animals held captive in zoos through ...

I spent some time at a zoo in London, expecting the sadness of the animals behind bars to be the main takeaway from my experience, but I left feeling that it was actually the lack of interest and care from the children visiting that really hit me - something I had not considered before, as a large argument in favour of zoos is their “educational purpose” for children...