Dear John,

At Freedom for Animals we know, like you, how desperate the situation is for animals held captive and used for entertainment. Every minute of every day, animals are being manipulated and exploited by people who think they can be used as props to make profit. 

Planning applications and licences for new zoos or mobile zoos are popping up, neglectful zoos are not being appropriately dealt with by councils, and cruel animal handling events and markets are continuing to be booked. BUT! 

With your help we can stop these cruel activities taking place, and stop new licences being approved. We have already achieved this for many examples of cruelty in 2023, so we must keep up that same pressure!

This year, we intend to:

• Step up our campaign against the notorious South Lakes Zoo, and strengthen the call for their licence to be revoked by the council
• Release a new report on the use of animals in circuses
• Block the construction of a new zoo in Trowell, Nottinghamshire
• Release groundbreaking research into mobile zoos in the UK
• Escalate our work to end the tethering of birds of prey as part of our 'The Big Give' fundraising campaign

To help us in the fight for freedom this 2024 and beyond, please consider joining us as a regular donor today, by joining our amazing group of Freedom Champions!

By offering a monthly donation today, you can help us to carry out crucial investigations tomorrow. Our investigators put themselves at risk to go undercover and expose the suffering animals held captive against their will must endure. We must share their story, and expose their reality.

Your donations could fund travel costs, equipment costs, tickets, accommodation, cameras, reporting, video production, outreach…and everything else fundamental to a successful investigation. 

Together, we are stronger.

Thank you so much for your continued support, and for everything you've already done to help us protect animals suffering in captivity.  We could not do it without you. 2024 is going to be a year of victories with you by our side!

For the animals


Laura Walton
Campaigns Manager
Freedom for Animals