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Freedom for Animals

@freedomforanimals.bsky.social
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Established in 1957, Freedom for Animals is one of the UK's longest-running animal protection charities. We advocate for animal freedom through investigations, research, campaigns, grassroots activism, political lobbying, and education.

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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Walk past 7 animals in a zoo. 6 are not endangered. Look beyond the conservation messaging and a different picture emerges. Endangered or not, every animal is an individual. Their freedom shouldn't depend on how rare their species has become. Animals are individuals, not exhibits. #AnimalRights
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎄 Our Festive Campaign is BACK! Animals are being transported and displayed at Christmas events. They are not festive props. 🦌 Help us kick off the season by calling on Sanderson Arcade to end live reindeer displays! 👉 Take action: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/2…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Birds are still being tethered and displayed for entertainment on Edinburgh's Royal Mile 🦉 They are NOT ours to tether, handle or display. Help us show Edinburgh Council it's time for this cruelty to end. Add your name ✍️ act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/2…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For visitors, a trip to the zoo lasts a few hours. For gorillas behind the glass, captivity can last a lifetime. Gorillas are individuals, not exhibits. This #WorldGorillaDay, protect them and their wild homes – where they belong. 🦍🌿 #FreedomForAnimals #EndCaptivity
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Zoos say they save species from extinction. But our analysis found fewer than 14% of species kept were threatened in the wild. Animals are individuals, not exhibits. Protect species in their wild homes. www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/Blog/t…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our Tether and Torment investigations exposed the reality behind bird of prey displays. Now, we’re taking the fight to Edinburgh. 🦉 🚨 Help end bird of prey displays on the Royal Mile. ✍️ Sign our new petition: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/2…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You can see the fear in his eyes. He didn’t choose this life. He wants what any rabbit wants, a peaceful life where he can simply be himself. Leave him alone. And leave the mobile zoo behind. Pledge not to visit a mobile zoo www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/mobile-zoos-take-a-pledge
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
TAKE ACTION FOR BIRDS TODAY! 🚨 Birds of prey are being tethered, handled and displayed for entertainment on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. Animals are not props or tourist attractions. ✍️ Sign our petition and call on Edinburgh Council to act: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/2…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What if your support for animals could continue long into the future? 🦍 This #RememberACharityWeek, if you’ve thought about leaving a gift to Freedom for Animals, our free Will-writing service for supporters could help. Find out more 👇 www.thegoodwillpartnership.co.uk/freedom-for-animals/
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Clear glass. Blue water. From the outside, aquariums look like windows into another world. But for the animals inside, the glass is a prison. Marine animals don't exist for us to see up close. The ocean belongs to them. Their freedom should too. 🌊 #AnimalRights #EndCaptivity
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This #RememberACharityWeek, we're thinking about the legacy we leave behind. For us, it's a future where a gorilla can live freely. The fight for animal freedom shouldn't stop when we do. Read more 👇 www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/Blog/not-in-my-lifetime-but-in-hers
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Stanley the armadillo has escaped from a mobile zoo for the second time. We desperately hope he is found safe. But Stanley is an individual, not entertainment. His safety matters – and so do his freedom and autonomy. No animal should have to escape captivity to experience freedom.
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If she were free, she could journey through vast oceans. Instead, visitors move past the glass, stop to look, then leave. She stays behind - in a tank, far removed from the wild world she evolved to navigate. All marine animals are ocean travellers, not exhibits. #AnimalRights #EndCaptivity
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Animals used in mobile zoos have no choice over how they're used. They shouldn't have to fight back for us to treat them with respect. Being quiet doesn't mean being happy. Being compliant isn't consent. Help end mobile zoos: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/1…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Dedicated activists at Team Tino took the message to Knowsley Safari Park! Over 100 leaflets were handed out to raise awareness on the cruelty of captivity. A huge thanks to everyone who takes a stand for animals. Together, we'll keep challenging captivity and fighting for freedom❤️ #AnimalRights
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
On #InternationalPrimateDay, there is nothing to celebrate for so many primates held captive in zoos. Primates are not exhibits. They are individuals whose lives belong to them. If we truly value them, we should protect their wild homes - not take away their freedom. #AnimalRights
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The gates close. The crowds go home. But the animals remain. For humans, a zoo is a few hours. For them, captivity can be an entire lifetime. We shouldn't measure captivity by what it gives us, but by what it takes from them. Animals deserve freedom. #AnimalRights #EndCaptivity
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Animals are held captive for our benefit, never theirs. We want to see them, photograph them and be entertained by them. So they pay the price with their freedom. Animals don't exist for us. Their lives were never ours to use. #FreedomForAnimals #AnimalRights
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A whole life spent waiting. Waiting for food. For doors to open. For something to change. Captivity puts an animal's life on human terms, denying them choice and control. Animals deserve more than existence behind barriers. They deserve agency. Choice. Freedom. #AnimalRights
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🚨 Ebbw Vale Bird of Prey Zoo will close to the public and give up its zoo licence. But closure isn’t freedom. Animals will still be kept and used at events, without routine zoo inspections. They all deserve freedom from exploitation 🦉✊ act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/1…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
On Saturday, we marched for the animals✊🐾 Alongside incredible advocates and animal protection organisations at #NARM, we stood for every animal denied freedom and used for human purposes. For their rights. For their freedom. Until all are free ❤️ #FreedomForAnimals
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
When animals perform on command, we see the trick -not the control behind it. Compliance is not consent. Animals don't choose the show, the audience or to perform for us. Their lives and behaviours are their own - not ours to manipulate for applause or profit. #AnimalRights
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Think you know the truth about zoos? 🐘🐯🦍 Behind the conservation and education claims are animals bred, confined and displayed for human entertainment. Head to our zoo page to find out more about captivity, and how it affects animals. 🔗 www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/zoos
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Being born captive doesn't mean they belong in captivity. Animals have instincts, needs and desires shaped by millions of years of evolution. Yet every part of their world is decided for them in zoos, aquariums and mobile zoos. They didn't choose this world. Humans chose it for them. #EndCaptivity
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Animals used in mobile zoos are placed into transport containers, driven from venue to venue, taken out for public encounters - then packed away to do it all again. 📧 Help us break the cycle. Email DEFRA and call for an end to mobile zoos: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/1…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What audiences see as a “trick” is an animal behaving within circumstances humans have created and controlled. Animals are not performers. Their bodies, behaviours and lives are not ours to manipulate for applause. It's time to leave animal performances in the past. #AnimalRights #EndExploitation
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
📧 This World Elephant Day, tell DEFRA to honour its past assurances and commit to ending the keeping of elephants in UK zoos: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/1… #WorldElephantDay #FreedomForAnimals #AnimalRights
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🚨 There’s still time to take action against this mobile zoo event on the 21st August, at the Museum of Cider 🔗 Take action here: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/1… #AnimalsAreNotEntertainment #StopMobileZoos #EndAnimalExploitation #AnimalRights
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The desperation to escape is real. No individual quietly accepts captivity. Every attempt to escape or break free is a reminder that freedom matters to them. Animals don't belong behind barriers, on tethers or under human control. #FreedomForAnimals #AnimalRights #EmptyTheCages
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Animals should never be used for entertainment. Saltdean Lido is still due to host the Wild Science mobile zoo on 28th August - but you can help change that. 📧 Send a polite email today and ask the venue to cancel the event! 🔗 act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/1…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Condemned to a life in chains. Birds of prey evolved to soar across vast landscapes - not spend their lives tethered and confined for human entertainment. They are prisoners against their will. Help end bird tethering: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/1…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Is there a circus using animals in your area? Please report it to us. Your information helps us investigate and campaign against the use of animals for entertainment. 🔗 Report it here: www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/report…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The Museum of Cider is still due to host the mobile zoo company Roaming Reptiles this August. We've asked them to cancel the event - but we need your help. 📧 Take action here: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/1…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Conservation shouldn't depend on captivity. Too many animals bred in zoos will never know life in the wild. True conservation protects habitats and respects animals' right to live free - not behind barriers for human display. #WorldNatureConservationDay
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
While zoos sell a day out, individuals like Mujur remain confined for entertainment. Denied freedom, choice and control over their own lives 💔 Donate to the Freedom Can’t Wait Summer Appeal and help fund campaigns to challenge zoo captivity freedomforanimals.org.uk/summerappeal
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
What does freedom mean? For animals, it means living life on their own terms - not confined, controlled or used for human entertainment, profit or convenience. Every animal deserves the freedom to choose their own life. #FreedomForAnimals #EndCaptivity
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Oppression and exploitation go hand in hand. The bird in this image is being restrained for a flying display - another sad example of animals being used for human entertainment. Help end the tethering of birds by taking action today: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/1…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Wild animals don't exist to educate or entertain us. If we want to learn about wildlife, we should learn from animals living free - not surviving behind bars. They deserve freedom. They deserve justice. #EndCaptivity
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Every cage tells a story. Behind every enclosure is an individual - not an exhibit. Our Shine a Light series reveals the lives of animals trapped in captivity and why every wild animal deserves freedom, not exploitation: www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/Pages/…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🐍 This World Snake Day, call on DEFRA to end the use of wild animals in mobile zoos. Our investigations have found snakes transported in tiny plastic tubs, without water and with inadequate heating. Take action: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/1… #WorldSnakeDay
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🐾 We're hiring! Join us as our new Social Media Officer Are you an experienced social media professional with a passion for animal rights? 📍 Remote ⏰ 7.5 hours per week 📅 Closing date: 31st July 2026 www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/freedom-f…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🐵 This World Chimpanzee Day, help us demand greater transparency in UK zoos. Chimpanzees deserve freedom - not captivity. The public has a right to know what happens behind zoo walls. Take action today: act.freedomforanimals.org.uk/page/1… #WorldChimpanzeeDay #NoMoreZooSecrets
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Wild animals don't exist for our entertainment. Thousands of innocent animals are being imprisoned and exploited for profit. No cage or tank can ever replace the complex environments and autonomy they've been denied. Support the fight for their freedom: www.freedomforanimals.org.uk
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A win for birds! 🦅💚 After concerns raised by Darlington Vegans, NEAR, Freedom for Animals and supporters, Hopetown Darlington has cancelled its planned bird of prey display. Every voice matters. Together, we can create a world where animals aren't used for entertainment. #EndAnimalPerformances
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Every day, we fight to end the exploitation of animals in zoos, aquariums, mobile zoos and beyond. Will you stand with us? 💚 Make a one-off donation today, or become a monthly giver to help create lasting change for animals. donate.freedomforanimals.org.uk/pag…
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Wild animals don't choose to perform - they're forced to. From birds of prey flown in displays to sea lions performing circus-style tricks, UK zoos are still using wild animals for entertainment. They deserve lives free from exploitation - not applause. #AnimalRights #FreedomForAnimals
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
While London Zoo hold their summer "Late Night" events - exposing the animals to further crowds and noise after hours - dedicated activists are standing outside to ensure the animals aren't forgotten. To take part in a future demo, follow A Better World for All Animals for upcoming protest dates💚
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
When children visit zoos, aquariums or mobile zoos, they're often told it's educational. But there's another lesson being taught: that wild animals exist for us to watch, handle and use. We believe there's a better lesson - animals deserve to be respected for who they are, not reduced to exhibits.
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🚫 Say NO to animal displays. Animals are not here for our entertainment. They are sentient individuals, not props for parties, shopping centres or public events. 📍 Report a mobile zoo: www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/report… #SayNoToAnimalDisplays #MobileZoos #AnimalRights
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🐾 We're hiring! Join the team as our Campaigns Officer. 📍 Remote (with occasional UK travel) ⏰ Part-time (22.5 hours per week) 📅 Closing date: 23rd July 2026 (applications may close early, so don't delay!) www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/freedom-f…
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