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Revision as of 18:20, 21 June 2023
| Organization | Born Free Foundation |
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| Region | India |
| Website | Website |
| ProjectLeader | Victoria Lockwood |
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In the United States and Zambia, thousands of monkeys like vervets and baboons are wrenched from their mothers and sold as pets. Born Free helps fund two projects in the U.S. and Zambia - the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary and the Zambia Primate Project (ZPP) - that offer a second chance to these victims. Urgent rescue requests need funding, to ensure monkeys suffering in private ownership can be rescued and transported to our facilities for proper nutrition, medical care, and rehabilitation.
Challenge
Monkeys are victims of the growing exotic pet trade. In Zambia, primate mothers are slaughtered for meat and their babies sold illegally and kept on the end of short chains. In the U.S. more than 15,000 primates are kept as pets. Some are auctioned - baby monkeys kept in cages and sold to the highest bidder. Even people with the best intentions cannot properly care for these highly intelligent and sensitive wild animals who suffer distress, nutritional deficiencies, and often premature death.
Long-Term Impact
ZPP and the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary not only care for hundreds of monkeys each year, they also work to educate the public to stop the legal and illegal exotic pet trades. In the U.S., Born Free USA is working to pass the Captive Primate Safety Act to ban ownership of primates. ZPP works closely with local communities in 'hotspot' areas to raise awareness that keeping primates is illegal and build empathy towards primates. Each animal saved is another step towards ending this cruelty.
References
- https://www.bornfree.org.uk/
- http://www.bornfreeusa.org
- http://www.zambiaprimateproject.org
- http://www.bornfreeusa.org/primate-sanctuary/
- http://www.bornfree.org.uk/zambia-primate-project
Project Gallery
Kalumbila and Ndiase (c) ZPP
Kalumbila (c) ZPP
Willis (c) Born Free USA
Willis relaxing (c) Born Free USA
Gambit (c) Born Free USA
Louie the rescued vervet monkey
Archie Louie Ricky Poppy Max Bernie Macq
Willis (c) Ruth Montiel Arias
Kiki (c) BFUSA
