News Desk

Spring edition of Release magazine out today!

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

CAPS twice-yearly magazine, Release, is out today and available exclusively to CAPS members. If you are already a member simply log onto our website to download your copy or, if [...]

New meerkat exhibit highlights farcical conservation claims

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

With the holding of animals in captivity for entertainment purposes coming under increasing public scrutiny, zoos have begun to shun the traditional “great day out” moniker and, instead, replace it [...]

Blog: “Eleventh hour” meeting with Minister on circuses provides some, but not all, of the vital answers on the ban

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

By Liz Tyson You might have seen yesterday that we, along with all of the other leading welfare organisations working on the circus ban campaign confirmed that we will not [...]

Welfare lobby confirms boycott of wild animal circus consultation as “eleventh hour” talks are scheduled for later today

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Experts agree that Government plans to license the use of wild animals in circuses will not work and, in order to ensure that this message is heard loud and clear [...]

Brand new zoo report released: A Licence to Suffer

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Available now! Please visit www.captiveanimals.org/licencetosuffer to read our new report

Zoo Awareness Weekend a great success!

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

After months of planning and preparation, the Captive Animals’ Protection Society’s (CAPS) annual event, Zoo Awareness Weekend, was a great success. The four day long event ran from the 6th-9th [...]

Animal Friends to say a big thank you to customers and charity supporters

Saturday, April 7th, 2012

In February 2012 the Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS) announced they had been awarded a very generous £8,000 grant from Animal Friends Insurance. As part of the company’s £1 Million [...]

Circus link zoo received Government grant of £265k to support opposed elephant exhibit

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

A Freedom of Information Act request by campaigners at the Captive Animals’ Protection Society (CAPS) has today revealed that Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, which was shamed by an investigation by [...]

Animal protection coalition demands answers from Government on circus issue

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

CAPS supporters will be aware that, in spite of the Government’s recent announcement that it will be pursuing a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses, we remain [...]

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