Easter can be zoos’ busiest weekend of the year. That’s why, every year, we hold Zoo Awareness Weekend at the same time! A weekend of action dedicated to highlighting the suffering that thousands of animals face in captivity in UK zoos, aquariums, and mobile zoos.
This year’s Zoo Awareness Weekend falls on April 18th-21st
Will you join us? With your help, we can shine a light on the suffering animals endure in captivity, and spread the truth about what goes on behind the mask of “conservation”. We can fight for their freedom!
We know, like you, that animals are being cruelly imprisoned for profit and entertainment. This Zoo Awareness Weekend, you can help share their stories and fight for their freedom! Many of our wonderful supporters and grassroots animal rights groups across the UK are planning on hitting the streets to hold protests and outreach events, so there could be an event happening near you.
Here are some planned events taking place across the UK and Ireland over the weekend:
SeaLife Brighton – Monday 21st April
Edinburgh Zoo – Date TBC
London Zoo – Saturday 19th April
London Sealife Centre – Sunday 20th April
Belfast Zoo – Saturday 19th April
Dublin Zoo – Saturday 19th April
Twycross Zoo – Date TBC
If your local town or zoo isn’t listed here, why not get involved and hold your own event to stand up for animals?
You can email us at [email protected] for more information!
We also provide free campaign materials to activists and supporters who want to hold their own demos and stalls. You can order them here!
Please be mindful that the last day for posting in time for demos held over this Zoo Awareness Weekend will be 14th April 2025 via our website shop! After this date, please email us at [email protected] and we will try our best to help.
If you are unable to attend an event in-person, why don’t you try some of these great actions below to get involved:
Distribute leaflets in your local area
Order our free leaflets online and get active in your local towns and streets! Spreading the message in your local community can be a really powerful way to inspire others to listen to your message or get involved.
Take part in online actions on our social media pages or website!
We have a number of live actions we need your help with, whether that be by signing one of our important petitions or emailing the government to take action via our website – we need your help to make change for animals! Watch this space for more info! Head to our ‘Take Action’ page to find out more.
Hold a fundraising event to support our work against animal captivity!
If you are unable to hold an event or get involved over the Easter Weekend, there are plenty of other ways you can help raise vital funds to help animals in the future.
We are always so grateful to our dedicated supporters for any help they can offer, and there are some really fun ways to get together with friends and raise money for future campaigns. Whether that be holding a coffee morning or vegan bake sale, taking part in a fun run, or holding future outreach stalls in your local towns and cities! Any actions you choose to take will help us continue our fight for total animal freedom.
For more info email [email protected]
Share our posts on social media!
Getting involved and raising awareness on the plight of animals held captive for human entertainment can really be as simple as sharing and commenting on our posts on social media, to help others gain an awareness on what’s happening and how they can make a difference!
Donate to help fund our campaign work!
Your kind donations are absolutely vital in the fight for animal freedom; helping us to bring about lasting change for animals trapped in captivity.
You can make a one off donation HERE
Or for even more impact please consider becoming a Freedom Champion by setting up a monthly gift HERE!
However you choose to get involved this Zoo Awareness Weekend, we want to say a huge THANK YOU! We are so grateful for your help in fighting for change. Together, we will achieve animal freedom!
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