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Pet primates at risk as new law looks set to fail before even coming into force International wildlife charity, Born Free, is releasing new data exposing a distressing lack of knowledge and compliance ahead of the introduction of a new law designed to protect monkeys being kept as pets in England.
Following the success of Ricky Gervais’ 2024-25 “Mortality” tour, the 64-year-comedian and animal welfare advocate has donated an incredible £2.43 million divided between 22 lucky animal charities. Wild Futures is honoured to be named amongst this list of beneficiaries.
The guidelines for The Animal Welfare (Primate Licenses) (England) Regulations (2024) have now been released. These regulations are due to come in to force on 6th April 2026, giving existing owners the chance to amend their facilities in order to comply with the new regulations. After this date, it will be
We have some important news to share with our supporters. Wild Futures has made the difficult decision to place our sanctuary site, Murrayton House, on the market. This is part of a broader plan to build a sustainable future for our charity and to give us time to protect what
After much consideration, we have had to make the decision that our Monkey Sanctuary will remain closed to the public for the 2025 season. Due largely to rising costs, the financial strain on our charity continues to impact us negatively, and we have had to make drastic but necessary changes to our
This month, the Government has taken a significant step towards protecting primates by introducing the Kept Animals Bill to restrict their private keeping. While not the complete ban we advocated for, it marks a crucial victory in combatting the cruel trade of primates as pets. With potential debates and amendments in Parliament, we can shape this legislation further. Join us in exploring the implications of this Bill for countless primates suffering in unsuitable conditions. Your voice matters!
Internationally renowned primate welfare and conservation charity Wild Futures, runs The Monkey Sanctuary based in Looe Cornwall. The sanctuary is home to 40 monkeys rescued from situations of abuse and neglect from the UK primate pet trade. Covid-19 is causing devastation all across the world, and like many others, Wild
