Born Free USA is a national animal advocacy nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, contributions to which are tax-deductible. Our mission is to end the suffering of wild animals in captivity, rescue individual animals in need, protect wildlife—including highly endangered species—in their natural habitats, and encourage compassionate conservation globally.
We use powerful tools including legislation, public education, litigation, grassroots networking, and media publicity to solve problems facing animals. Our primary campaign areas currently include animals used in entertainment, captive exotic animals, trapping and fur, and the international wildlife trade.
Born Free USA also runs the
Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary located in Dilley, Texas. The sanctuary offers more than 600 primates, many of whom were rescued from abusive situations in laboratories, roadside zoos, and private possession, new lives in as natural an environment as possible with minimal human interference.