@freedomforanimals
Established in 1957, Freedom for Animals is one of the UK's longest-running animal protection charities. We advocate for animal freedom through investigations, research, campaigns, grassroots activism, political lobbying, and education.
In the 'wild', animals make decisions all day: where to go, who to be near, when to rest, when to avoid danger.
That’s why captivity so often leads to frustration, repetitive behaviours, and stress.
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#AnimalRights #EndCaptivity #WildAnimals
Jock the gorilla spent his entire life in captivity - and died just days after being moved to a new zoo enclosure, despite concerns about the relocation 💔🦍
Read our full response on why captivity fails animals here: https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/news/jock-victim-captivity
Last chance to join our Freedom Champion sign-up drive (ends today) 🦔
Monthly support keeps this work steady and strong. New sign-ups during the drive will receive a small hedgehog plushie as a thank you.
https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/freedom-champion
#FreedomChampions #FreedomForAnimals
Today is World Wildlife Day, and a reminder that “conservation” is often used to justify captivity.
Become a Freedom Champion.
www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/freedom-champion
#WorldWildlifeDay #KeepWildlifeWild #AnimalRights #EndCaptivity #FreedomForAnimal
When animals are forced to interact with visitors, especially through feeding or close contact, it teaches the wrong lesson. That it is safe, and that they are here for our enjoyment.
Real education builds respect for animals as individuals, and for their right to live free from captivity.
#Vegan
Mobile zoos are gearing up for spring events.
That means more animals transported from place to place, handled by strangers, and kept in constant stress.
Your monthly gift can help us stop this before the season begins.
www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/freedom-champion
#EndMobileZoos #EndCaptivity
Jock, a 42-year-old silverback gorilla, has died just days after being moved to a new enclosure at Bristol Zoo Project 💔🦍
Gorillas are not exhibits. They are sentient individuals who deserve stability, autonomy and lives free from human control - as all animals do.
Animals in zoos and aquariums are individuals with their own needs, relationships, routines and choices. Behind the glass, those choices are stripped away.
Like & share this post of you agree.
#Vegan #EndCaptivity #AnimalRights #FreedomForAnimals
Say no to this proposed new zoo in Rutland!
Please submit your objection before the consultation deadline 💚📣 for residents in the local area, the deadline is 26th Feb - and for the general public it's the 5th March.
https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/take-action-say-no-to-wild-rutland
What a comfort to know that the causes we care about can keep going.
By leaving a gift in your Will, you can help Freedom for Animals protect animals exploited in captivity for years to come.
www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/gifts-in-wills
#LeaveALegacy #GiftsInWills #LegacyGiving
A Freedom Champion is someone who backs our work every month.
This steady support means that we can respond quickly, plan long-term, and keep pushing to end animal captivity.
https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/freedom-champion
#FreedomChampions #EndlCaptivity #AnimalRightsUK #MonthlyGiving
Freedom Champions power our work every month, so we can keep pushing to end mobile zoos and other forms of captivity.
Join our Freedom Champion drive 18 Feb to 4 Mar. New sign ups will receive a hedgehog plushie 🦔
https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/freedom-champion
#EndMobileZoos
Birds of prey are suffering in UK zoos - tethered, controlled, and denied their basic right to fly. This isn’t education. It’s captivity.
Email DEFRA today to ban tethering:
https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/take-action-against-tethering-birds
#FreedomForAnimals #TetherAndTorment
Today we’re launching a 2-week Freedom Champion sign-up drive (18 Feb - 4 Mar) 🦔
Become a Freedom Champion: https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/freedom-champion
#FreedomChampions #FreedomForAnimals #EndMobileZoos
Don’t miss urgent actions for animals. Get alerts, investigations and campaign wins—so you can act when it matters.
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Fishes and rays are wide-ranging individuals who navigate complex seas, sense Earth’s magnetic fields and communicate in ways we’re only starting to understand. A tank can’t meet those needs.
Take the pledge to boycott Merlin: www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/boycott-merlin
#FreedomForAnimals
Belfast’s grassroots, dedicated activists stood up for animals held in Belfast Zoo.
They gathered outside the zoo, exposed the cruelty of captivity.
Ready to take action where you live? Order our leaflets: https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/shop
#EndCaptivity #Vegan #AnimalRights
Scotland’s last captive-held elephant, Mondy, has sadly died 🐘
Now is our chance to secure a permanent ban in Scotland.
👉 Take action: https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/scotland-remain-elephant-free
Breeding & buying more individuals keeps cages full, not habitats safe. “Education” built on bars teaches that animals are exhibits, when they’re somebody with needs we can’t meet in captivity.
Choose cruelty-free days out.
#FreedomForAnimals #EndCaptivity
Show your loved one you care ❤️
Adopt an animal for Valentine’s Day. Your gift powers our investigations, research, campaigns and education to end captivity.
https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/adopt-an-animal
#ValentinesDay #ValentinesGift #FreedomForAnimals #EndCaptivity
In captivity, elephant infant mortality is two to three times higher than in the wild. In the UK, 24 Asian elephants were born between 2006 and 2019. 15 died by age three. That is 62.5%.
Find out more:
https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/blog/world-elephant-day
#EndCaptivity #Elephants
What aquariums do not tell you
❌ 79% of fishes and other animals in aquariums are wild caught.
❌ Capture harms 'wildlife'.
❌ Tanks are often only just bigger than the animals inside.
❌ “Conservation” is just a sales pitch.
https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/aquariums
#EndCaptivity
Are people waking?
BBC reports many British zoos are struggling to survive. When a business depends on tickets and “new attractions”, it’s the individuals in cages who pay the price.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8749lwl8jvo
#FreedomForAnimals #ZooFacts
Born beautiful. Born rare. Born behind bars.
This baby leopard faces a lifetime in captivity, never knowing the wild they belong to. This is not conservation, it is exploitation!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9vl385x81o
#AnimalRights #FreedomForAnimals #EndCaptivity
Zoos use pinioning. They amputate the end of one wing when a chick is just days old to stop birds flying and keep them on display. It is permanent.
Find out more:
https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/fight-for-flight
#FightForFlight #EndCaptivity #FreedomForAnimals
Polar bears evolved to roam vast Arctic ranges, travelling hundreds of miles to find seals. Captivity strips them of choice and movement.
Help end captivity for polar bears by backing our investigations and campaigns.
https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/donate-captivity
#EndCaptivity #PolarBears
Captivity harms elephants: shorter lives, stress, tiny spaces. In July 2024, Avani (7) and Zinda (8) died from EEHV at Dublin Zoo. Stand with us to end this.
Donate: https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/Appeal/donate-gift
#EndCaptivity #FreedomForAnimals
Love animals and want real impact? Get our latest investigations, campaign updates, urgent actions and wins in one place. Be first to hear when you can email your MP, sign a petition, turn up to an event, or help expose animal abuse.
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Looking for a meaningful gift? 🎁
Adopt an animal with us & help end captivity. Your adoption funds investigations, campaigns and education so animals are free to live as themselves, not as performers or exhibits.
www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/adopt-an-animal UK delivery only.
#AnimalRights
All animals deserve freedom from circuses. 🎪
Circuses rely on control, deprivation of choice and relentless repetition. That isn’t entertainment. It’s suffering.
Take action to end animal circuses for good: https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/ban-animal-circuses