News About and From Us:
Australian band All India Radio offers contest to help circus elephants
Born Free USA united with API and Australian rock band All India Radio have teamed up to spread the word about our work on behalf of circus elephants in the U.S.
All India Radio has given Born Free USA united with API rights to distribute the artistically haunting video to their newest single “Persist,” which documents the tragic death of Topsy, a circus elephant publicly electrocuted at Coney Island in 1903.
To win a free copy of All India Radio’s newest album Fall, enter our contest here.
Christian the Lion Lived In My Garden
A remarkable video documenting a reunion between a lion named Christian and two men who had cared for him early in his life has been making the rounds on the Internet and in the media and I wanted to share some additional information about this story because it is very personal to me and central to the being of Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute as an organization.
This lion used to live in my garden.
CEO Will Travers Blogs from Geneva
Our CEO Will Travers is in Geneva attending the 57th Standing Committee to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) as a representative for the animals. Be sure to check his blogs as he gives us the latest developments on changing the rules of the ivory trade:
Latest videos from the Sanctuary
To catch the latest goings-on at the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary click on these links:
Watch our resident group of longtail macaques, recently retired after spending years living in laboratory cages, enjoying a refreshing treat of watermelons at the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary:
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Two short films sponsored by Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA
Friday June 18 saw the launch of two important short films, sponsored by Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA, featuring the devastating impact of deforestation on the people and wildlife of Indonesia.
Do zoos make animals crazy?
You can help us find out. With our Zoo Check form, you can help us track abuses and substandard conditions suffered by animals in zoos, aquariums, circuses, or other places that exhibits animals.
Born Free Mourns the Loss of Jeheskel (“Hezy”) Shoshani
Born Free’s dear friend and indefatigable elephant advocate Hezy Shoshani tragically lost his life in a minibus bombing in Ethiopia last week.
"Into the Adoption Thing Big Time"
Last month, we told you about a great new book, Gorgeously Green, written by longtime friend to Born Free, Sophie Uliano.
