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On World Chimpanzee Day, we reflect on the lives of rescued chimpanzees living at AAP. Their past? They spent years as pets, in the entertainment industry, or as laboratory animals.

Every July 6, World Zoonoses Day is celebrated to raise awareness about infectious diseases that can be transmitted back and forward between animals and humans, i.e., zoonoses. These pathogens can

Black-capped capuchin Capitán was brought to our rescue centre in Spain a week ago. He recently had his first check-up with our vet and received his first vaccinations. Because Capitán

Recently, no fewer than nine sugar gliders were brought to our rescue centre in Almere. The animals were living under the stairwell of a family home in the Netherlands. Purchased

AAP regularly takes in small cats with a lonely past as pets. Most of them are servals, but sometimes we also rescue caracals. Earlier this year, two caracals arrived at

Tigers Nashik (formerly Tonga) and Mara have been used for entertainment with the public their entire lives. Visitors of the German Filmtierpark Eschede could take photos with the animals and

The year 2015 was very important for AAP. In May of that year, the first big cats arrived at AAP Spain. The two lions and two tigers were rescued from

Today, we launch the brand new #WildAnimalsNotPets campaign in the European Parliament, calling on the EU Commissioner of Health and Animal Welfare for an EU Positive List of animal species

The Dutch Positive List has been in force since 1 July 2024. From that date onwards, unless the animals were born before 1 July 2024, servals may no longer be

Every year, rescue centres for wild animals all over the world, including the EU, report on the number of animals they were able to rescue. The harsh reality behind those

AAP (Animal Advocacy and Protection) is once again raising the alarm after Dutch singer Hind Laroussi posted a new video on Instagram showing her interacting with captive lions despite earlier

In 2025, AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection will build a new building for smaller exotic animals. The former tropical greenhouse that was used for this purpose was built in 48