who we areand what we do

ADI works to educate the public and legislators to protect animals. We combine our evidence from investigations with scientific, economic

and legal reports to show how animal suffering can be ended. We rescue animals in distress and care for them for life.

We also fund non-animal scientific and medical research.

Working to stop cruelty to animals worldwide

Toto, rescued from a circus in

Chile by ADI, now with his own

chimpanzee family in Africa

Ending use of primates in research A seven-year campaign by ADI brought about

wholesale change in legislation on animal experiments

in Europe. The evidence we presented on primate

research, species difference and the primate trade

persuaded the European Parliament to vote for a

phase-out of the use of primates in testing, with the

first step being a phase-out of use of primates whose

parents were born in the wild. This is now an

objective of the new European Directive on animal

testing, due to be enacted across Europe by 2012.

Exposed: Huntingdon Life Sciences ADI released the findings of an undercover

investigation inside Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS),

one of the largest animal testing facilities in Europe,

where animals including primates, guinea pigs, mice,

rats and rabbits suffer and die in tests. We showed

how the trade and use of primates for experimentation causes extreme suffering – the indiscriminate

capture of monkeys in the wild by laboratory suppliers, which destroys populations and damages the

environment; the suffering caused by capture and transport; the terror of monkeys watching their

cage-mates in distress while strapped to chairs for testing; the effects of the tests themselves, and

the superior, non-animal alternatives that are available. Primate testing is a relic of the past and

needs to be replaced with modern techniques.

Victory: circus animal bansADI’s undercover investigations andwell-researched briefings for legislatorshave resulted in local and national banson animal circuses all over Europe, theUK, the US, South America and Asia.We have secured regulations in over 170countries.

Recent successes include investigations in

the UK, Portugal, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru,

Ecuador and Brazil where shocking scenes

of abuse have led to animal circus bans

either being passed or currently under

consideration.

Bolivia was the first South American country

to bring in a national ban and was followed

by Peru.

Other countries are expected to follow.

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World’s largest lion rescueOnce their ban was in place, the Bolivian

Government turned to ADI for a solution to the

relocation and rehoming of the animals. We

relocated the domestic and indigenous wild

animals within Bolivia. We then organised thebiggest lion rescue the world has ever seen –

first, four lions to California and then the remaining lions were seized from unwilling circuses by ADI

and Bolivia’s wildlife officials. All 25 seized lions were loaded onto one aircraft and taken to an ADI-

funded sanctuary in Colorado, USA. We will continue to fund their care for life.

Rescued: ex-lab monkeys We negotiated with a Swedish laboratory for the release

of three macaques who were doomed to die before

reaching their tenth birthday.

After a lifetime undergoing experiments Baloo, Betty and

Boo were declared “surplus to requirements”, so we

arranged for them to live in a UK sanctuary, funded by

ADI.

The “3Bs” are now happy in their enclosure in natural

woodland. We will continue to fund their care for the rest

of their lives.

Rescued: Tilin the Hamadryasbaboon Tilin was a lonely 18-year-old male Hamadryas baboon

who had lived with a Bolivian circus all of his life, his only

company the lions whose cage trailer he shared. ADI

never leaves an animal behind, and so we ensured Tilin

was rescued along with the lions.

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Tilin now lives in an ADI-funded sanctuary in the UK, and a

search for a non-breeding companion for Tilin has brought him

Tina, a female Hamadryas baboon rescued from the pet trade

in Cyprus. For the first time in his life, beautiful and affectionate

Tilin has a companion who speaks his language.

Exposed: Abuse of performing elephantsin the UK and US ADI’s exposure of the beatings of the UK’s last circus elephant,

Anne, shocked the nation. Elderly Anne had been with the

circus all of her life, since being taken from the wild as a baby.

ADI revealed how she was chained to the ground in a barn for

the winter break from November to March, unable to move.

She was seen being kicked and beaten with pitchforks.

We then released horrific footage of elephants in California being beaten and jabbed with bullhooks

(bars with sharp metal hooks on the end) and routinely electric

shocked with stun-guns; even a baby elephant was hit over the

head and he cried out when a bullhook was jabbed into his mouth.

These elephants were being trained to perform and one of them,

Tai, was used in the Hollywood movie ‘Water for Elephants’ while

another, Rosie, was seen in the movie ‘Zookeeper’.

ADI made the point to the studios that by using these animals in

their movies, they were directly responsible for the life-long

suffering and training endured by these animals. Exposing the

suffering of animals used for such performances is an important

part of ADI’s work.

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What we’re doingWith animals suffering on a global scale and so many industry

practices common to many countries, ADI works worldwide to

protect animals, their environment, and to achieve lasting

change.

Some of the major issues that we address are:

� The use of animals in entertainment – working to end the

use of animals in travelling circuses across the UK,

Europe, South America the US and Asia, we are achieving

groundbreaking legislative breakthroughs.

� We have exposed the suffering of animals for the film,television and advertising industries: elephants beaten,

electric-shocked with ‘stun guns’; animals living lonely,

desperate lives where they are effectively warehoused until

they are wanted. Often, film makers and advertisers are not

aware of the living conditions of the animals they use, nor

how they’ve been trained.

� Animals in experiments – alongside our partner

organisations, the National Anti-Vivisection Society and

the Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research, we lobby

internationally to end animal use and we fund non-animal

research techniques – better for animals, better for people.

We also rescue animals released from laboratories.

� Our campaigns to end animal experiments have resulted

in bans on animal tests for cosmetic products; the end of

the use of particularly cruel types of animal tests; no more

animals used in schools and many university courses; a

UK undertaking to end household product testing; huge

changes in European legislation on animal tests.

� The use of animals for fur – our investigations into

European fur farms have exposed the real cost of fur;

demonstrated that regulations to protect animals do not

prevent suffering, are not enforced are nothing more than a

public relations exercise. We are working to educate the

public about the cost of fur and lobbying for lasting change.

ADI is unique in our approach to these issues – we combine

deep undercover investigations, scientific research and

analysis, public education and lobbying to secure legislation.

We never forget the individual animals we are fighting to

protect, so we rescue animals, too. We’re renowned for our

expertise in large and difficult animal rescue operations.

With our network of sanctuaries around the world we care for

our rescued animals for life.

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The ADI GroupAnimal DefendersInternational (founded 1990)

works alongside the UK’s

National Anti-VivisectionSociety (founded 1875) leading

the worldwide campaign

against animal experiments.

We expose the suffering,

critique the science and explain

the alternatives. The scientific

and medical research that we

fund through the LordDowding Fund for HumaneResearch (founded 1973)

shows how to phase out the

use of animals.

With your help, wecan do more Whether through regular

donations, or spending a little

time every week to raise

awareness, you can make a

huge difference for animals.

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