This month the Government has started the process of introducing legislation to restrict the private keeping of primates. It will not be the ban that we have been calling for, but it should go a long way to ending the suffering of many primates in this cruel trade. Wild Futures has led the call to … Continued

Internationally renowned primate welfare and conservation charity Wild Futures, runs The Monkey Sanctuary based in Looe Cornwall. The sanctuary is home to 40 monkeys rescued from situations of abuse and neglect from the UK primate pet trade.   Covid-19 is causing devastation all across the world, and like many others, Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary is … Continued

The spread of COVID-19 is a threat to the survival of thousands of animals in UK and European rescue centres and sanctuaries. Wild Futures, the UK charity that runs the Monkey Sanctuary in Cornwall, joins Eurogroup for Animals in calling on Government to help them to get through the crisis. Rescue facilities in the UK … Continued

Joey was a capuchin monkey who was born in the wild forests of Suriname, South America. At just 3 months old, he was caught and brought to the UK to be kept in a flat in London as someone’s pet. Already Joey had suffered more than any monkey should. His mother would have most likely … Continued

Grips and Peppy were capuchin monkeys and two of the thousands of primates kept as pets in the UK. They both suffered and died because the pet primate trade is legal in the UK. Grips suffered with diabetes and died aged 22. His wild cousins often live into their forties. It was obvious to primate … Continued

Wild Futures, the leading primate welfare charity which runs The Monkey Sanctuary based in Looe, Cornwall, campaigns to end the primate pet trade and offers a home for life to its victims. Their work is supported by well-known actors like Julie Walters and Joanna Lumley, as well as scientists around the world, including expert Jane … Continued

Wild Futures, a leading primate welfare charity which runs The Monkey Sanctuary, based in Looe Cornwall, has won Gold for Sustainable Tourism at this year’s South West Tourism Awards. The awards evening, which was held at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay, saw 123 different awards presented after a tough and rigorous judging process … Continued

After 6 months of assessing evidence and 131 judging visits, the winners of this year’s Cornwall Tourism Awards were announced on the 2nd November 2017. Now in their 16th year, the awards saw 180 entries entering 26 different categories.  The awards celebration was enhanced by a stimulating presentation from Gold medal rowing winner and record holder … Continued

Wild Futures, the world renowned primate welfare and conservation charity which runs The Monkey Sanctuary, has been accepted onto the Big Give Christmas Challenge. Thanks to fantastic support from West Country businesses, the charity has match funding so that donations made between 28th November to 5th December can be doubled! A massive thanks to Cornish … Continued

Wild Futures, is celebrating Joey the capuchin monkey’s 10 year rescue anniversary! Before arriving at Wild Futures’ Monkey Sanctuary Joey, spent 9 years as a pet in conditions that left him disabled and traumatised. Joey was taken from the rainforest in Suriname, South America; his mother was probably killed for bush meat. He was then … Continued