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Born Free ditches Martin Clunes – an opportunity missed.
Has the Born Free Foundation missed an opportunity? The Born Free foundation has severed its ties with actor Martin Clunes following his ill advised decision to ride on an elephant and worse still to pull on its ear in the process. He has been denounced across social media and unfortunately has lost all his kudos…
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Longleat criticised for importing koalas for money-making.
Visitors to animal attractions should not be fooled by all the conservation hype. Longleat Safari Park came under intense criticism in October 2018 by the Born Free Foundation for importing five southern Koala bears half-way round the world from eastern Australia to stock their new “Koala Creek” attraction. Although Longleat strongly refuted the suggestion that…