Born Free USA Facts Sheets

How to Make Your Voice Heard for Lions

2012-11-27T18:06:56Z

On Nov. 26, 2012, Born Free USA learned that on the next day the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will publish a notification that our joint petition to list the African lion as endangered under the Endangered Species Act may be warranted. Upon this finding being published in the Federal Register, there will be a 60-day comment period during which the FWS will seek scientific, commercial and other data in support of classifying the lion as endangered.

Feeding Birds — a Q&A

2011-10-04T17:31:04Z

The act of feeding birds in your garden can be surprisingly contentious and controversial.

Much of what is reported is based on intuition, there being very little in the way of actual proof to back up a variety of concerns and assumptions. Furthermore, the act of providing food to attract birds to gardens, yards, parks or elsewhere varies enormously from place to place across the United States and Canada, and from time to time in the calendar year.

The Facts about Primates as 'Pets'

2011-08-09T17:44:33Z

In many states, people are allowed to keep primates in their homes and backyards without restrictions or with only minimal oversight.

African Lion: Why List It as Endangered?

2011-03-01T15:00:00Z

Coalition Requests ESA Listing

On March 1, 2011, a coalition of wildlife protection and conservation organizations — Born Free USA and Born Free Foundation, Defenders of Wildlife, The Fund for Animals, Humane Society International and The Humane Society of the United States, and the International Fund for Animal Welfare — petitioned the secretary of the interior to list the African lion (Panthera leo leo) as an endangered subspecies pursuant to the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Ten Fast Facts about Captive Orcas and Dolphins

2011-01-26T22:35:33Z

Both orcas (commonly known as killer whales) and dolphins are members of the dolphin family Delphinidae, of which orcas are the largest members. There are more than 500 orcas, dolphins and other members of the dolphin family held in captivity in the United States.

How Canada Is Not the United States

2009-07-30T16:19:51Z

Canada is very much like the U.S., but is also very different. Wild animals don’t care about political boundaries, and many problems they face are assuredly bi-national in nature. The issues faced by domestic animals are universal.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Will Stand Trial

2008-08-12T19:41:34Z

Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute (Born Free USA), along with three other animal protection organizations and a former Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Ringling) employee, is suing Ringling for violating the Endangered Species Act by cruelly mistreating Asian elephants. The trial is set to commence on February 3, 2009.

Ten Fast Facts about Farmed Animal Transport in the United States

2006-05-22T15:23:58Z

There is effectively no federal regulation of farmed animal transportation in the United States.