Monkeys Marvel at Chinese New Year!

The primate residents at Wild Futures’ Monkey Sanctuary are celebrating the Chinese New Year, in tribute to the Year of the Monkey. The Looe-based charity have come up with an apt way to celebrate Chinese New Year; by giving gifts to the monkeys that pay homage to Chinese tradition. The fortunate monkeys have received gift … Continued

Happy New Year of the Monkey!

  A special New Year’s message from our Director… 2016 is Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar which, of course, warms the heart of Wild Futures. In fact, as a charity dedicated to protecting primates and habitats worldwide, every year is a year of the monkey (ape and prosimian…) to us! We’ve had … Continued

Minister’s comments on primates as pets welcomed.

Animal health and welfare groups call for ban on keeping primates as pets. Animal health and welfare groups have welcomed comments by Defra Minister George Eustice MP who said he is open to looking at banning the keeping of primates as pets in England. Mr Eustice MP made his comments yesterday (09.12.15) in a Westminster … Continued

URGENT MARMOSET RESCUE APPEAL

 Urgent Appeal to Rescue Tiny Primates An animal charity has launched an urgent appeal to rescue a number of tiny marmoset monkeys from conditions of abuse and neglect in the primate pet trade. Wild Futures needs to raise £60,000 to build a dedicated facility at The Monkey Sanctuary, near Looe, where the monkeys will be … Continued

Monkey trouble: Plight of primates behind closed doors

The suffering of monkeys across the UK is highlighted as animal health and welfare groups launch campaign to end the keeping of primates as pets. Cooped up in cages, fed fast food and sugary drinks, deprived of friends, living in dirt and suffering from disease. These shocking images show some of the appalling conditions primates … Continued

Wild Futures’ and Dickies team up for the monkeys!

Wild Futures’ team were delighted when Dickies once again made a large donation of protective overalls and Wellington boots to their Cornish project, The Monkey Sanctuary. Dickies have made similar generous donations in the past. Much of the charity’s funding goes towards caring for monkeys rescued from conditions of abuse and neglect and carrying out … Continued

Wild Futures asks Rihanna to say no to photo prop primates!

Dear Rihanna, We are, once again, saddened to see you posing with a photo prop primate in Barbados. We are a primate welfare and conservation charity, supporting projects around the world, working with governments to protect primates and running a UK sanctuary for abused and neglected primates. We know that you would not deliberately harm … Continued

Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Producers Ignore Concerns from Primate Experts and 80,000 Members of the Public

Back in February, primate charity Wild Futures and campaign partners at Animals Australia,  Captive Animals’ Protection Society and Humane Society International Australia, raised serious concerns over the use of performing capuchin monkeys in the up-coming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’ film, which is being filmed in Australia. The production team ignored expert concerns and imported … Continued

Emergency Appeal to Save African Monkeys Nearly 150 Lives at Risk

Wild Futures primate welfare and conservation charity have stepped in to help launch an appeal for a rescue centre in Nigeria that provides rehabilitation and a safe haven for monkeys rescued from the bushmeat, illegal wildlife, and pet trades. CERCOPAN rescue centre is urgently calling for help and has established an Emergency Fund to support … Continued