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Nala in her enclosure at AAP Primadomus during her rehabilitation process.

Lioness rescued from circus breeder hell joins lion saved from Syria

Fri, 12/10/2018 Outplacements

One happy ending for two stories which could have ended in tragedy: lioness Nala, rescued from appalling circumstances at an illegal circus breeder in France, is set to join Saeed, a young male saved from a war-torn zoo close to Aleppo, at a big cat sanctuary in South Africa. The relocation is a joint project of animal welfare organizations AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection and FOUR PAWS.

Almere, The Netherlands, 12th October 2018 - In 2017 animal welfare organization AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection (AAP) conducted a major rescue operation from an...

EUROPEANS WANT WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES BANNED, POLL REVEALS

Wed, 03/10/2018 Public Policy

On World Animal Day, a new poll reveals that 65% of Europeans surveyed condemn the use of wild animals in circuses

Brussels, October 4th 2018 - Wild animals in circuses should be a thing of the past. Or at least this is the opinion of the majority of Europeans surveyed for a new YouGov opinion poll conducted for Netherlands-based NGO AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection on the occasion of World Animal Day.

The survey reveals widespread opposition to the use of wild animals in circuses throughout Europe. The average for all countries surveyed...

BBC filmed outplacement of five AAP tigers

Tue, 02/10/2018

A year ago the future of circus tigers Natasha, Zoppa, Antonella, Mondo and Girona didn't look so bright. Well, that changed a lot! After the Spanish circus transferred the animals to Stichting AAP, they could recover due the love and patience of our team in Primadomus. But the best news is that they could go to a new home in England: 'The Isle of Wight Zoo'. It was a long trip from Spain to England, both for the animals as for the team of AAP. But Natasha, Zoppa, Antonella, Mondo and Girona had a warm welcome and the team of Isle of Wight Zoo made a beatiful residence for them....
Galago ('bushbaby') Edwin, still on board of the Rolldock Sun

RARE STOWAWAY PRIMATE ARRIVES IN DUTCH HARBOUR

Tue, 07/08/2018 Public Policy Rescue Rescued until now

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...