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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...

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....

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...