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New Born Free USA Report Reveals the Abuse and Exploitation of Wild Animals on Social Media

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading animal welfare and conservation nonprofit Born Free USA has today released a new report exploring the abuse of wild animals on social media titled "Their Lives for Your Likes: The Exploitation of Wild Animals on Social Media."

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading animal welfare and conservation nonprofit Born Free USA has today released a new report exploring the abuse of wild animals on social media titled "Their Lives for Your Likes: The Exploitation of Wild Animals on Social Media."
  • Social media content that exploits wild animals drives the demand for wild animals as pets.
  • "Social media is a wonderful tool for education and entertainment, but sadly it is also a medium for animal abuse," said Angela Grimes, CEO of Born Free USA.
  • We oppose the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and campaign to keep them where they belongin the wild.

Born Free USA Partners With ZooDraws

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Born Free USA, working in partnership with comic artist Brian Ahearn of ZooDraws, has today launched a series of compelling comic strips that tell the stories of individual animals sold into the wildlife trade. While Ahearn's work is known for its tongue-in-cheek humor, there is little to laugh about in the stories told by his most recent creations.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Born Free USA , working in partnership with comic artist Brian Ahearn of ZooDraws , has today launched a series of compelling comic strips that tell the stories of individual animals sold into the wildlife trade.
  • Said Born Free USA CEO Angela Grimes: "These comics communicate vital messages about the protection of wild animals in a way that is accessible to all.
  • Born Free USA works to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect and are able to live their lives according to their needs.
  • Born Free USA's Primate Sanctuary is the largest in the United States and provides a permanent home to primates rehomed from laboratories or rescued from zoos and private ownership.

New Born Free USA Report Reveals the Suffering of Giraffe in Zoos

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading animal welfare and conservation non-profit Born Free USA has today released a groundbreaking report, Confined Giants: The Plight of Giraffe in Zoos, exploring the keeping of giraffe in zoos. These much loved and fascinating animals suffer tremendously when held captive, says the charity, as it calls for the phasing out of their incarceration for display by the zoo industry.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading animal welfare and conservation non-profit Born Free USA has today released a groundbreaking report, Confined Giants: The Plight of Giraffe in Zoos, exploring the keeping of giraffe in zoos.
  • As of 2020, there are at least 579 captive giraffe at 103 zoos throughout North America and more than 800 in European zoos, including at least 150 in the U.K.
  • Unlike free-living giraffe, who form complex social relationships, many giraffe in zoos are deprived of this opportunity, and in several cases live alone or with just one other individual.
  • Said Born Free USA CEO, Angela Grimes:
    "This new research clearly demonstrates that giraffe suffer when held captive in zoos in the U.S. and beyond.

New Born Free Report Reveals the Horrific Suffering of Captive Elephants

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International wildlife charity Born Free has today released a major new report revealing the true extent of the pain and suffering of elephants held captive in zoos. As a collaboration between Born Free USA and its U.K.-based sister charity Born Free Foundation, the report, Elephants in Zoos: A Legacy of Shame, provides a comprehensive global perspective on the exploitation of elephants in zoos across North America and Europe.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International wildlife charity Born Free has today released a major new report revealing the true extent of the pain and suffering of elephants held captive in zoos.
  • As a collaboration between Born Free USA and its U.K.-based sister charity Born Free Foundation , the report, Elephants in Zoos: A Legacy of Shame, provides a comprehensive global perspective on the exploitation of elephants in zoos across North America and Europe.
  • Using powerful individual case studies, Elephants in Zoos: A Legacy of Shame outlines the history and continuing plight of captive elephants.
  • Interactions with captive elephants are responsible for the deaths of more animal keepers than any other captive animal.

New Undercover Investigation Reveals the Shocking Brutality of Trapping Animals for Fur and Recreation in the United States

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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Animals being thrown into the back of a pickup truck after being bludgeoned but without confirmation of death.

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  • Animals being thrown into the back of a pickup truck after being bludgeoned but without confirmation of death.
  • One raccoon was later found to still be alive and was hit multiple times again with the bat.
  • Footage of a dead cat among the bodies of wild animal trapping victims, demonstrating that traps are also dangerous and deadly to non-targeted animals, including companion animals.
  • "Our evidence also completely undermines the fur trade's claims that wild fur trapping is "subject to a comprehensive system of laws, regulations, checks and controls."

Urgent Rescue Mission for Young Monkey Kept Illegally as "Pet" in Chicago: "Willis" the Vervet Begins New Life at Born Free USA's Texas Sanctuary.

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Monday, November 15, 2021
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This rescue operation took up the time and resources of taxpayer funded officials, our nonprofit organization, and private citizens.

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  • This rescue operation took up the time and resources of taxpayer funded officials, our nonprofit organization, and private citizens.
  • All this to fix a problem created by someone who was cruelly and illegally keeping little Willis as a "pet."
  • Although no one knows how many, it is estimated there are thousands of primates kept as "pets" in U.S. homes.
  • Rush says, "Despite the fact that keeping a pet monkey is illegal in Illinois, Willis the vervet monkey slipped through the cracks.

New Report Brings Together Experts to Call for Immediate Ban on Pet Monkeys and Apes

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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Not only does the private keeping of monkeys and apes pose a significant risk of injury and disease spread to humans, it has a lifetime impact on its animal victims.

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  • Not only does the private keeping of monkeys and apes pose a significant risk of injury and disease spread to humans, it has a lifetime impact on its animal victims.
  • All primates are profoundly social, complex individuals whose needs can never be met when kept in private homes.
  • Harrison says:
    "There are no schools, no police academy, fire school, or animal control teaching you how to handle primates.
  • We oppose the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and campaign to keep them where they belongin the wild.

Born Free USA Appoints 11-Year-Old Activist Kate Gilman Williams as Its First Youth Ambassador

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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Says Angela Grimes, Born Free USA CEO, "We are very pleased to welcome Kate to the Born Free USA family as our first Youth Ambassador.

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  • Says Angela Grimes, Born Free USA CEO, "We are very pleased to welcome Kate to the Born Free USA family as our first Youth Ambassador.
  • That's why I founded Kids Can Save Animals and Club 15 and that's why I am so excited to be Born Free USA's first Youth Ambassador."
  • The Born Free USA Youth Ambassador Program will bring the Born Free vision and mission to younger generations, helping to advance wildlife protection into the future.
  • Born Free USA's Youth Ambassador Program will amplify the voice of the generation whose future could be profoundly altered by the threats facing wildlife and natural habitats."

Born Free USA Launches "Big Five and Little Five" Campaign to Promote Wildlife Conservation in North America

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leading animal welfare and conservation nonprofit, Born Free USA , has today launched its "Big Five and Little Five" initiative.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leading animal welfare and conservation nonprofit, Born Free USA , has today launched its "Big Five and Little Five" initiative.
  • Dubbed the "Little Five," Born Free explores the positive attributes of animals often unfairly considered "pests": raccoons, groundhogs, skunks, opossums, and beavers.
  • We hope the Big Five and Little Five campaign will help to raise important awareness on this issue."
  • Says Angela Grimes, Born Free USA CEO, "We are at a critical moment for the future of wildlife and wild places.

Born Free USA Rescues Third "Pet" Monkey in Three Months, Calls for Ban on Pet Primates

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Monday, September 13, 2021
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COTULLA, Texas, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leading animal welfare nonprofit, Born Free USA , welcomed a new monkey to its primate sanctuary in South Texas last week.

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  • COTULLA, Texas, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leading animal welfare nonprofit, Born Free USA , welcomed a new monkey to its primate sanctuary in South Texas last week.
  • He is the third pet monkey the nonprofit has rescued in as many months.
  • Says Dr. Liz Tyson, Born Free USA Programs Director and head of the primate sanctuary, "Maliki is one of the lucky ones.
  • Born Free USA's Primate Sanctuary is the largest in the United States and provides a permanent home for primates rehomed from laboratories or rescued from zoos and private ownership.