Wild Futures, the leading primate welfare charity that runs The Monkey Sanctuary in Cornwall, will today be presenting oral evidence to the EFRA Select Committee in Parliament as part of the government’s inquiry into whether primates should be kept as pets. The EFRA Select Committee is a committee of MPs appointed by the House of … Continued

Join Wild Futures on Sunday 27th April and run for the monkeys. Leading primate welfare charity based in the South West, Wild Futures, is looking for runners of all ages and abilities to run for them in this year’s iconic Plymouth half marathon. Wild Futures is the leading primate welfare charity in the UK, which … Continued

After the success of last year’s event Wild Futures, the charity that runs The Monkey Sanctuary in Looe, has brought back Wild Cycle. Wild Cycle is a 35 mile mixed terrain cycle ride across Bodmin Moor and will take place this year on Sunday April 6th. Starting and finishing at the Colliford Tavern at the … Continued

Leading primate welfare charity, Wild Futures, this year is celebrating 50 years of its rescue and rehabilitation centre, The Monkey Sanctuary with a Jungle Ball in March at St Mellion International Resort. The prestigious event is being organised by Eve Events, based at Plymouth University and promises to be a wild occasion! With special guest … Continued

Independent Financial Advisers, Manning and Company, has joined Wild Futures’ team of corporate supporters and adopted Gizzie the capuchin monkey at Wild Futures’ Monkey Sanctuary. The Sanctuary is the flagship project of leading primate welfare charity, Wild Futures.  It rescues monkeys from the primate pet trade – a trade that has escalated over recent years.  … Continued

Wild Futures yesterday launched a new petition and needs to collect as many signatures as possible within a short period of time. The leading primate welfare charity closed its original petition on Friday 20th December 2013 due to the fact that it was successful in that it petitioned the government to review the evidence on … Continued

Wild Futures, the leading primate welfare charity which runs The Monkey Sanctuary, based in Looe Cornwall, won ‘highly commended’ in two categories at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards last Friday.  The categories were best medium business and resource management. The Cornwall Sustainability Awards recognise the work of businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly that … Continued

Wild Futures is delighted that the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee this week announced and launched an inquiry into the keeping of primates as pets. It seeks written evidence on the following: The extent of the trade and keeping of primates as pets within the UK Whether the existing regulatory framework and Code of … Continued

Leading primate welfare charity Wild Futures is shouting out today for the TV series the Big Bang Theory to halt its repeated use of “performing” monkeys. The Big Bang Theory has featured monkey “actors” on two occasions; most  recently in an episode entitled ‘The workplace proximity.’ The episode features a capuchin monkey being used as … Continued

The South West Tourism Excellence Awards are the ‘official’ tourism awards for the region, with nearly 350 entries considered for the awards over 16 categories. All entrants undergo a rigorous short-listing process with 213 visits by a team of 35 judges and mystery shoppers. Alongside numerous first-time entrants, this year’s list of winners includes many … Continued