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The cargo ship Rolldock Sun, which arrived in the Dutch harbor of Vlissingen on Friday August 3rd, was carrying a very special load: one specimen of galago, a small primate mainly native to Tanzania, also known as “bushbaby”. The galago most likely climbed on board without being noticed while the ship stopped in Tanzania two months ago. Since being discovered and until his transport to AAP, he had been cared for by the crew.

Veterinary measures

The animal, whom the crew named Edwin, is suspected to be a Garnett’s galago (Otolemur garnetti), of...

Rrrring, at 7.30am my alarm goes off and I am getting ready for another day at Primadomus!

Around 8.10am the volunteers from the other volunteer flat are picking us up with the volunteer van and we drive together to Primadomus.

Today I work at module C, where the Barbary Macaques live. We start the morning with a short meeting for the day and then we start working. The morning is a lot of cleaning because Barbary macaques can make a mess of it. Around 10am we are feeding. In the module we have a bell and when we ring it all the monkeys know they are getting food so they...

AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection (AAP) is transporting the animals from their rescue centre in Alicante (Spain) to the Isle of Wight Zoo, the new forever home for the five big cats. The majority of EU countries have banned wild animals in circuses due to health, safety and welfare reasons. Rescue centers and zoos around Europe are joining forces to give former circus animals a new home.

Villena, Spain, June 21 2018 - A major animal transport operation is taking place across Europe: five tigers are being transferred from the rescue centre AAP Primadomus in the...