Wild Futures’ Monkey Sanctuary Offers Exciting Competition to Schools!
Wild Futures’ Monkey Sanctuary in Looe, Cornwall has recently become a founder member of the European Alliance of Rescue centres and Sanctuaries (EARS). The purpose of EARS is to represent wildlife rescue centres and sanctuaries across Europe enabling them to work together to achieve important animal welfare and conservation goals.
EARS sanctuaries and centres put a great deal of their effort into rescuing unwanted, abandoned or confiscated animals and endeavour to provide them with a high-quality level of care. Many also run educational outreach programmes, related to animal welfare and conservation issues.
As a relatively new organisation, EARS requires a logo to represent the organisation and to inspire trust, recognition and admiration for its work. It is for this reason that EARS affiliated sanctuaries from all around Europe are inviting local young people to take part in a competition to design a logo.
The winner’s logo will be used by EARS to promote its message and work and Wild Futures will be offering three levels of prizes including a full guided tour of The Monkey Sanctuary, a monkey adoption, Wild Futures membership and Wild Futures merchandise!
Katie Timmins, Education Officer at Wild Futures said: “Education is a vital part of Wild Futures’ conservation and animal welfare work. We are very excited at the prospect of being able to engage with young people of different ages through this competition.”
Many schools around Cornwall and Devon will be receiving a letter detailing the competition and inviting them to take part.
For more information about entering the competition or about Wild Futures education work contact [email protected] or call 0844 272 1271.
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Notes to Editors
Wild Futures (Charity reg. No. 1102532) is an educational and environmental charity promoting the welfare and conservation of primates, and working to end the abuse of primates in captivity. Its flagship project, The Monkey Sanctuary, in Cornwall, is home to victims of the primate pet trade. Drawing on over 40 years of primate expertise, Wild Futures acts as an advisory body to sanctuaries and conservation organisations in the UK and overseas and advises DEFRA on UK animal welfare legislation.
For more information or pictures contact:
Hayley Dann, Head of Income Generation and PR
+44 (0) 844 272 1271