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Ricky Gervais Awarded For Animal Protection Advocacy
Animal Defenders International (ADI) has presented multi-talented comedian Ricky Gervais with the prestigious Lord Houghton Award for his high-profile advocacy on animal protection issues, creating...
View ArticleJoanna Lumley And Brian Blessed Back New Campaign To End The Fur Trade
“A LIFETIME” is a new film launched this week by Animal Defenders International (ADI) about the brutal short lives of two foxes, brothers Borys and Eryk, born and killed on a Polish fur farm.ADI placed...
View ArticleRicky Gervais Backs Anti-Fur Campaign
Animal Defenders International (ADI) has released undercover footage of a fox on fur farm recovering after electrocution and trying to escape.A fox on a Polish fur farm is dragged from a barren mesh...
View ArticleCelebrities Rally Against The Cruel Fur Trade
Ahead of the international day of action ‘Fur Free Friday’ on November 24th (Black Friday), comedian Sara Pascoe and actor Peter Egan have joined ranks with a growing number of celebrities backing a...
View ArticleScottish Parliament Passes Wild Animal Circus Ban
Animal Defenders International (ADI) congratulates the Scottish Parliament for being the first nation in the UK to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses. MSPs today unanimously voted...
View ArticleNational Treasures Delighted UK Circus Ban In Sight
News that wild animal circuses are to be banned in England within two years has been welcomed by legendary English actors Brian Blessed and Joanna Lumley, long-standing supporters of Animal Defenders...
View ArticleRicky Gervais: Ban On Wild Animal Circus Acts Needs To Happen Without Delay
Comedian Ricky Gervais has urged an end to the “madness”, supporting Animal Defenders International (ADI) in its call for a UK-wide ban on wild animal circus acts without delay.The plea comes after a...
View ArticleCelebrities Support US Bill To Ban Wild Animal Circus Acts
Ricky Gervais, Pamela Anderson, Joanna Lumley, Shelley Morrison, and Marilu Henner are among a host of international stars supporting a campaign by Animal Defenders International (ADI) to end the...
View ArticleWales To Ban Wild Animals In Circuses
The Welsh Government will ban the use of wild animals in circuses, the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones will announce today in a move congratulated by Animal Defenders International (ADI) who, for...
View ArticleWorld Lion Day: Joanna Lumley Backs New Sanctuary In Africa To Help Big Cats...
A celebrity-backed appeal has been launched for World Lion Day (10 August) to help Animal Defenders International (ADI) build a new wildlife sanctuary in South Africa.Providing a much-needed refuge for...
View ArticleRicky Gervais’ Anger At Monkeys Born To Suffer
Comedian Ricky Gervais has spoken out against the routine suffering of primates in research, before experiments on them even begin.Reacting to a new video from Animal Defenders International (ADI)...
View ArticleJane Goodall Speaks Out Against Shocking And Inhumane Treatment Of Primates
Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, has described the treatment of monkeys used in research as “shocking and inhumane”, calling for a phase out of their use at the earliest...
View ArticleFur Free Friday: Celebrities Back Call To End Cruel Fur Suffering
Ahead of Fur Free Friday, an international day of action on November 23, celebrities are speaking out against the “cruel” suffering of animals killed for the fur trade and backing calls by Animal...
View ArticleCelebrities Call on the European Union to Protect Giraffes From Wildlife Trade
Alesha Dixon, Martin ClunesOBE, Deborah Meaden, Anneka Rice, Susan George, Virginia McKennaOBE, Brian BlessedOBE, Fiona Shaw CBE, Steve Backshall and Lucy Watson have written to EU Environment...
View ArticleCelebrities Unite in Call For Move Away From Animal Research
Ahead of World Day for Laboratory Animals on 24 April, more than 60 academics, scientists, institutions, companies, organisations and celebrities have signed up to a new Declaration for Advanced...
View ArticleCelebrities Back New Bipartisan Bill To End Circus Animal Suffering Across...
Actors, directors, and musicians are backing a bill to end the suffering of wild and exotic animals in traveling shows, which was launched in Congress on Tuesday, May 21.Sponsored by Raúl Grijalva...
View ArticleDesignated Survivor Star Kal Penn and Other Celebrities Back New Bipartisan...
Actors, directors, and musicians are backing a bill to end the suffering of wild and exotic animals in traveling shows, which was showcased with a livestream launch event in Congress on May...
View ArticleJoaquin Phoenix's World Lion Day Plea to Protect This Iconic Species
This World Lion Day (August 10), Joaquin Phoenix is joining Animal Defenders International (ADI) in calling on governments to act by voting to protect lions at the upcoming CITES (Convention on...
View ArticleRicky Gervais Backs World Elephant Day Call to Protect This Gentle Giant
Ahead of World Elephant Day (August 12) and an upcoming meeting on international wildlife trade in Geneva, Switzerland, Ricky Gervais has teamed up with Animal Defenders International (ADI) to call for...
View ArticleCelebrities Want Etsy to Stop Selling Fur
Ahead of Fur Free Friday, an international day of action held on November 29, celebrities are speaking out in support of the campaign by Animal Defenders International (ADI) to stop the suffering of...
View ArticleCelebrities Celebrate Wild Animal Circus Ban in England
A ban on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses finally came into force in England on Monday, 20 January 2020.The legislation finally passed last year after over a decade of promises from...
View ArticleCelebrities Support Expert Warning that Animal Tests May Impede Progress of...
An open letter spearheaded by Animal Defenders International (ADI) and signed by nearly 100 experts, academics, and other concerned parties including Brian Blessed, Jenny Seagrove, Alexei Sayle and...
View ArticleCelebrities Back Bipartisan Federal Bill to End the Use of Wild and Exotic...
A variety of celebrities came together last week in support of a federal bill to end the suffering of wild and exotic animals in traveling acts in the US.Actress Kim Matula anchored the virtual event...
View ArticleBig Cat Public Safety Act Passes US House
The US House of Representatives has passed (278-134) a bill to ban private possession, public contact and increase restrictions on the breeding, trade, and exploitation of big cats.The Big Cat Public...
View ArticleCelebrities Call on Government to End Misleading Animal Tests and Commit to...
World Day for Laboratory Animals, Monday April 24, commemorates the suffering of animals in laboratories worldwide, where over 100 million animals are tortured and die in research and testing.Animal...
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