Media reports of a “Tug of Love” story which involves a pet marmoset monkey have focussed on the feelings of the humans, but have ignored the true victim. Wild Futures, the UK primate welfare and conservation charity, has responded to the story of “Falcao” a pet monkey who was reportedly sold by the ex-partner of … Continued
A special New Year’s message from our Director… 2016 is Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar which, of course, warms the heart of Wild Futures. In fact, as a charity dedicated to protecting primates and habitats worldwide, every year is a year of the monkey (ape and prosimian…) to us! We’ve had … Continued
Animal health and welfare groups call for ban on keeping primates as pets. Animal health and welfare groups have welcomed comments by Defra Minister George Eustice MP who said he is open to looking at banning the keeping of primates as pets in England. Mr Eustice MP made his comments yesterday (09.12.15) in a Westminster … Continued
Urgent Appeal to Rescue Tiny Primates An animal charity has launched an urgent appeal to rescue a number of tiny marmoset monkeys from conditions of abuse and neglect in the primate pet trade. Wild Futures needs to raise £60,000 to build a dedicated facility at The Monkey Sanctuary, near Looe, where the monkeys will be … Continued
The suffering of monkeys across the UK is highlighted as animal health and welfare groups launch campaign to end the keeping of primates as pets. Cooped up in cages, fed fast food and sugary drinks, deprived of friends, living in dirt and suffering from disease. These shocking images show some of the appalling conditions primates … Continued
Wild Futures’ team were delighted when Dickies once again made a large donation of protective overalls and Wellington boots to their Cornish project, The Monkey Sanctuary. Dickies have made similar generous donations in the past. Much of the charity’s funding goes towards caring for monkeys rescued from conditions of abuse and neglect and carrying out … Continued
Dear Rihanna, We are, once again, saddened to see you posing with a photo prop primate in Barbados. We are a primate welfare and conservation charity, supporting projects around the world, working with governments to protect primates and running a UK sanctuary for abused and neglected primates. We know that you would not deliberately harm … Continued
Back in February, primate charity Wild Futures and campaign partners at Animals Australia, Captive Animals’ Protection Society and Humane Society International Australia, raised serious concerns over the use of performing capuchin monkeys in the up-coming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’ film, which is being filmed in Australia. The production team ignored expert concerns and imported … Continued
Wild Futures primate welfare and conservation charity have stepped in to help launch an appeal for a rescue centre in Nigeria that provides rehabilitation and a safe haven for monkeys rescued from the bushmeat, illegal wildlife, and pet trades. CERCOPAN rescue centre is urgently calling for help and has established an Emergency Fund to support … Continued
Wild Futures primate conservation and welfare charity recently expressed their delight and gratitude when Cross Country Trains pulled an ad in response to objections by the charity and their supporters. Cross Country’s recent promotion for NUS students featured a chimpanzee and suggested on ‘Step Number 4’ that students ‘Buy a Monkey’ with the saved money. … Continued
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