 The Protection of Certain Animal Species
By taking in AAP animals, your park directly helps European authorities enforce legislation pertaining to the protection of certain animal species. In Europe many animals, even when kept illegally, are not being confiscated, simply because no appropriate shelter is found for them.
With no place for them to go, there is no alternative but to leave these animals with their owners, often under deplorable conditions. But apart from individual animal's misery, letting illegal possession of an animal continue sends out the wrong message. The fight against illegal animal trade is only effective if relevant laws are being enforced.
AAP specialises in taking these animals in, but can only continue to do so if sufficient capacity remains available. Every animal outplaced from AAP creates space for a newly confiscated animal.
Improving Animal Well-Being
Before their arrival at AAP, most of the animals were living under circumstances that were seriously damaging to their well-being. They either had too little space, were given food that was totally wrong for them or were living without members of their own species. At the AAP rescue centre, they get reacquainted to a life attuned to their natural needs. But by offering permanent housing to a rehabilitated animal, it will be you eventually playing the most important role in improving the quality of their lives. 
A Story to Tell
Because of their poignant life stories, animals that are taken in by AAP act as true ambassadors for their wild counterparts. Why many species should never be kept as pets, and the problems resulting from illegal animal trade: all of this cannot be illustrated better than by telling the individual stories of animals that actually were a victim of thoughtless human behaviour.
Telling the life stories of our animals is important to AAP. If you take one of our animals in, we are willing to help you set up an educational presentation, e.g. by producing information
boards to be placed near the animals' accommodation.
Healthy Animals
 Immediately after their arrival at AAP, all animals are placed in quarantine. Our rescue centre in Almere has at its disposal three ultramodern quarantine facilities with a specialised staff. Here, the animals - according to type-specific protocols - undergo a vast virological, bacteriological and parasitological examination and receive all necessary vaccinations and treatment.
Only fully 'clean' animals may leave the quarantine area after a fixed period of time. Naturally, their health is being scrupulously observed and monitored also after they leave quarantine.  Socially Well-Adjusted
For each animal taken in by AAP a treatment plan is drawn up, relating to diet and medication as well as behavioural aspects. Unless strictly solitary by nature, each animal will be placed into a group. Social reintegration is not always easy, but thanks to our specialised facilities, years of experience and supervision by behavioural biologists, we have a very high success rate.
In almost every case it is feasible to eventually qualify an animal as "ready for outplacement". AAP normally outplaces complete groups of animals, that are stable and functioning well together. This means our outplacement partners don't have to build up a whole new group. In some cases it's possible to provide tailor-made solutions: a group will be composed with specific wishes and demands in mind.
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