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Born Free manages or funds projects in more than 20 in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. [11] It focuses on a number of working priorities: captive wild animal exploitation; trophy and canned hunting; wildlife trade; rescue, care, rehabilitation & release; community support and human-wildlife co-existence; compassionate conservation; UK wildlife protection; policy development and advocacy ...
The Monkey Sanctuary was founded in 1964 by Len Williams, father of classical guitarist John Williams, [4] [5] as a cooperative to care for rescued woolly monkeys.Based in Looe, Cornwall, England, it is home to woolly monkeys descended from the original residents, a growing number of capuchin monkeys rescued from the British pet trade [3] and a small group of rescued Barbary macaques.
Entrance, photographed in May 2006. Set up in 1987 by Jim Cronin with assistance from both Jeremy Keeling [2] and later operated by both Cronin and his wife Alison along with a team of care staff led by Keeling, Monkey World was originally intended to provide a home for abused chimpanzees used as props by Spanish beach photographers, but is now home to many different species of primates.
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries, where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
The sanctuary now rescues and provides a final home for many types of unwanted animals, in particular chimpanzees, baboons, spider monkeys, capuchins and marmosets. [1] As the animals that they rescue are not able to survive in the wild, they try to make the rest of the animals' lives as enjoyable as possible.
Chimp Haven was founded in 1995 to meet the need for long-term chimpanzee care for chimps formerly used in biomedical research. The first chimpanzees arrived at Chimp Haven in 2005.
Wetheriggs Animal Rescue (previously called Wetheriggs Zoo and Animal Sanctuary) is a registered UK charity. [1] Wetheriggs is an international animal rescue centre now located on the A66 just outside Barnard Castle in County Durham, England. The rescue centre takes in a wide range of animals apart from domestic cats and dogs.
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