We have added 14 events displaying reindeer to our Interactive Map this week – click here to take action!
If you’ve already joined in with our efforts to prevent these events from taking place, by reporting or contacting the organisers, then thank you! Your support makes a real difference to the lives of reindeer across the UK!
The 14 new events are cruelly choosing to display reindeer, and we need your help to let them know the detrimental effect this exploitation has on such gentle, sensitive beings.
Why Should These Events Stop Using Reindeer?
Reindeer are not props! They are living, feeling individuals. Just last week, we reported on a reindeer who escaped from one of these very events in Formby – running from the enclosure he was trapped in, in a desperate bid for freedom, and to flee from the loud crowds and stressful environment. Armed police, coastguards, and even the Royal Marines were called in to capture him as a result (see below image). This incident shows us how reindeer suffer when they get forced into unnatural, noisy, and crowded events. Their stress can lead to them panicking and getting injured – it has to stop!
And there is hope! Lapland UK recently let us know they will no longer be displaying live reindeer! Instead, they are opting for beautifully crafted models and animatronics. This is a victory that proves that when enough of us speak out, change is possible.
The Newly Added Events
Here are the 14 events we need you to contact:
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Waltham Abbey Christmas Market (13th December) [email protected]
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Reindeer at Sanderson Arcade (14th December) [email protected]
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Beverley Festival of Christmas (14th December) [email protected]
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Santa and his reindeer at the Bell pub (13th December) [email protected]
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Water’s Edge Marsworth Meet The Real Reindeers (14th December) [email protected]
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Worthing Winter Fest – Meet Santa’s Reindeer (14th December) [email protected].
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Santa & Reindeer Christmas Village in Mayow Park (13th & 14th December) [email protected]
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Christmas in Pennington Square (11th December) [email protected]; [email protected]
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Bangor Christmas Festival 2025 (14th December) [email protected]
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Gloucester City Christmas Fireworks, Funfair, Snow & Real Reindeer (Sunday 14th December) [email protected]
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Christmas in the Park Suffolk (13th & 14th December) [email protected]
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Reindeer at Toad Hall Garden Centre (14th & 21st December) [email protected]
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Castle Cary’s Christmas (11th December) [email protected]
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Reindeers at Jaego’s House (12th December) [email protected]
How Can You Help?
Together, we can make compassion part of the Christmas spirit!
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