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Animal Defenders International

Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research

National Anti-Vivisection Society Overview

Animal Defenders International National Anti-Vivisection Society President’s Lord Dowding Fund Millbank Tower, Millbank, LoNDoN , SW1P 4QP, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 7630 3340 Overview Animal Defenders International US 6100 Wilshire Blvd., #1150, There is no real dividing line between one year’s LoS ANGELES , CA 90048, USA. Tel. +1 323 935 2234 work and that of the next, as our work moves With Pepe, the spider monkey, shortly after seamlessly forward. Continuity is the hallmark of we rescued him from a Peruvian circus. Animal Defenders International SA our work, we do not give up. With this Annual Apartado Postal 359888 BoGoTÁ , Colombia. Review coming to you late in the year, it Tel. +57 317 818 8740 highlights how our work in 2013 led to our achievements in 2014. www.ad-international.org In 2013, our undercover investigators were recording horrific footage inside www.navs.org.uk laboratory monkey dealers Biodia and Noveprim, in 2014 the world saw that www.ldf.org.uk footage and we are still battling to block the monkey factory farm in Florida. In Board: 2013, our field officers were quietly tracking down the circuses in Peru as we Ms A. Brice prepared to enforce the ban on wild animal acts we secured there – as this goes to Mr N. Brice you we already have 22 lions and four monkeys in our care, seized from circuses Ms D. Cooper Ms J. Creamer in Peru and Colombia. In late 2013 our film Lion Ark began its swashbuckling run Ms P. Dibley (Chair) in some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, clocking up rave reviews, Mr T. Phillips standing ovations, multiple awards, and will be finishing 2014 in UK cinemas and Ms M. Windebank (Vice-Chair) with a worldwide distribution deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment. President: For some battles, persistence is even more vital. When the British Government Jan Creamer finally drafted legislation to ban wild animal acts in circuses in 2013 it was reported Vice President: that the ban had passed immediately – but there was more to do. We fought off Tim Phillips attempts to narrow the scope of the Bill, but still it sat on a DEFRA shelf. In late Auditors: 2014 the Bill finally saw the light of day when, working with Jim Fitzpatrick MP, we Mathie, Neal, Dancer & Co. had it tabled in the Commons as a 10 minute rule bill. We wait to see if it passes Bankers: but, one thing is for sure, we will not give up until we win. Unity Trust Bank Our hard work was rewarded in 2013 with the final phase of the European Solicitors: cosmetics testing ban , when the marketing/sale of cosmetic products tested on Bindmans; Keystone Law. animals was banned across the EU. © 2014 Animal Defenders International. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be The long process to implement the new Directive on animal experiments reproduced for commercial purposes by any (2010/63/EU) continued, and great hurdles remain before us – secrecy, public means whatsoever without written permission. access to information, public reviews and evaluation of specific experiments. However, 2013 saw another win against beagle farms for laboratories (revisited in 2014) and we concluded our international primate trade investigation. Success continued for our international ‘Stop Circus Suffering’ campaign – new bans on animal circuses were secured in 2013 in Colombia, El Salvador, Panama and Croatia. Campaigns in Ireland, Norway, Spain and the US have produced many regional, town and city bans; India has extended its ban to include circus elephants and legislation is under discussion in the UK, US, Mexico, Catalonia and elsewhere. In the coming months Lion Ark will be screened at selected UK cinemas – a great chance to see this uplifting story that is changing minds about animals used for entertainment. As a supporter, you helped make this film possible. I’ll be speaking after screenings and would love to see you there. Jan Creamer President

ADI lNAVS lLDF Who we are Who we are What we do

Education –Awareness –New Methods –Replacements –Social and Regulatory Change Animal Defenders International is working to protect animals worldwide and to educate and change the way people think about the other species that share our planet. Exposed: We took our hidden cameras into the Through campaigns on specific issues, we make a difference for animals in distress whilst taking shocking secret world of the laboratory monkey the opportunity to raise awareness and, often, encourage legislation to protect animals. dealers and launched campaigns in the UK & US. ADI’s recipe for success is hard work; good factual research into the scientific, economic and legal issues; relentless determination, and imagination to take a different approach when it is needed. For example, through the Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research, we fund advanced non- animal research methods to replace animal use. We cover many issues related to animals in captivity as well as animals in the wild, and the environment. With Animal Defenders International, we work internationally on wildlife issues, as well as captive animals used by industry. Our work with the National Anti-Vivisection Society and the Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research allows us to specialise in studies of the use of animals in scientific and medical research, as well as provision of advanced alternative methods. The majority of scientific and medical Taking the anti-fur message to the streets - the research is now conducted using advanced computer techonology, analytics, modelling and cell posters feature images from our undercover and tissue cultures. Advanced analytical technology provides answer about humans, rather than investigation of Finnish fur farms. other species. Our staff are small teams in London UK, Bogota Colombia and Los Angeles US, and we work with a network of ADI partners across the globe. By supporting Animal Defenders International you can help change the world for animals.

Our rescue teams go in to enforce the bans on animals in circuses we secure. Above an ADI team in action in Peru. Main pic: The stars of the movie Lion Ark – Lions we rescued from terrible suffering in circuses in Bolivia now enjoying the good life! Campaigns Animal Experiments

Our work exposes horrific suffering inside laboratories, but we also provide scientific critiques of animal experiments and argue for adoption of advanced scientific replacement methods. We engage with the public, media, governments and regulators to bring about change. In March 2013, following decades of campaigning, the EU Directive ending cosmetics testing on animals completed the final phase. We worked with the European Commission to ensure the ban was not derailed and extended – not only does the European ban end animal testing for cosmetics Animal tested cosmetics banned in Europe, now we produced in Europe, but the sales of imported cosmetics tested on animals. are working towards a ban in the US. The initial driver for the campaign had been public outrage at cruelty in the name of vanity, but it was establishing humane replacement techniques that not only saw the EU end these tests – once performed on 30,000 animals per year – but also offers the hope for animals across the globe. The prohibition of the sale of animal tested cosmetics in the huge EU marketplace now puts serious pressure on other countries. We alerted members of the US Congress that they must act or see the European market closed to US companies. In March 2014, a Bill was introduced to the US Congress to ban cosmetics testing on animals – we will be working hard to secure this. This long-term work saves hundreds of thousands of animals every year and forces industry and governments to develop advanced, non-animal methods for testing products. In 2013, we remained at the heart of major initiatives to end animal experiments; for example we’re working for implementation of provisions in the EU Directive that could allow public review and EXPOSED! Iranian and Russian space experiments on monkeys and other animals. evaluation of specific animal tests (called ‘thematic review’), which could result in some animal testing being replaced, and others simply discarded. We’re also participating in the Home Office workshops and negotiations on ending the secrecy that surrounds animal experiments, providing input to the EU Expert Working Group on the severity of animal experiments, and pushing for the early implementation of the ban on the use of F1 primates (monkeys born of wild-caught parents) in EU laboratories (this is important because laboratory monkey suppliers abroad regularly replenish their stocks of monkeys by taking from the wild, to supplement their failed breeding programmes; the babies are sold as ‘captive bred’).

Some key activity in 2013

G Victory: The European ban on animal again. On the other side of the globe, we testing for cosmetics was implemented and opposed University of Colorado plans to Our delegation delivers a message to Prime we immediately set our sights on securing expand its primate research facilities. Minister David Cameron calling for an end to similar legislation in the US. secrecy on animal experiments. (LtoR): Tim G We exposed Iranian and Russian space Phillips, Tessa Munt MP, Kerry McCarthy MP, Brian G Blessed, Caroline Lucas MP, Annette Crosbie, Jan The UK’s notorious secrecy clause in the experiments on monkeys, cats, mice, and Creamer, Adrian Sanders MP, Jim Dowd MP. law on animal experiments is up for review; other animals. we met with Home Office officials; briefed G ministers and MPs; supporters got involved Victory: End of owl monkey capture for in our “Secret” campaign. The battle malaria experiments in Colombia – continues. exposed by our field officers – ratified.

G For World Day for Laboratory Animals we G With Djurrättsalliansen we united global presented a letter to 10 Downing Street efforts calling on AstraZeneca to hand over with actors Brian Blessed and Annette 100s of dogs as its Swedish kennels Crosbie, and MPs. closed. G We promoted the EU petition securing a Our campaign postcards were sent to supporters to G Victory, with plans for a huge laboratory enable them to call on the government to repeal beagle factory farm in Yorkshire defeated million signatures against vivisection. Section 24.

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Campaigns Kick Animal Testing out of the House!

2013 saw the final phase of the EU Directive phasing out cosmetics testing on animals and prohibiting the marketing of animal tested cosmetics in Europe. Now legislation has been tabled to do the same in the US – see page 4. Despite the milestone on cosmetics testing, the British

Rabbit in a laboratory cage. Government’s promised ban on household product testing has stalled – disappointing since in 1998 it was the British Government that pre-empted the EU ban on cosmetics testing by a decade by stating it would no longer award licences for experiments to test cosmetics. We will continue to work for the worldwide end of cosmetic and household product testing.

Research Without Animals MEG scanning above can be combined with MRI scanning to gain a temporal and spatial understanding of the human brain. We saw that the complete test replacement strategy was critical in finally delivering the end of cosmetics testing throughout Europe. This offers the greatest hope for animals all over the world. Through the Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research, we aim to continue to show the viable replacements to animal testing and press regulators to ensure these are implemented. The legislation drove the development and validation of the humane cosmetics tests in Europe. Since its inception, the LDF has awarded grants totalling over £3 million for a range of projects including cancer and kidney research, education, Parkinson’s disease and brain research. One of our most exciting projects has been developing the neuro-imaging techniques enabling the non-invasive study of human patients instead of brutal research on monkeys and other animals. Since our pioneering early support, fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) has been established as the “mainstay of neuroimaging in cognitive neuroscience”. In 1992 there were just four publications relating to fMRI; by 2007 there were, on average, eight papers being published Scan of a human brain. every day! Our support of and promotion of research without animals is changing the way research is carried out and advanced scientific techniques are the real cutting edge of science.

ADI lNAVS lLDF The development and promotion of humane, effective, human- based research techniques have proved vital to medical progress, and to ending outdated animal experiments. Campaigns Stop Circus Suffering

Our global ‘Stop Circus Suffering’ campaign secured more victories in 2013; the campaign has secured legislation to protect animals in multiple countries. Colombia took the total to five countries in South America that have banned animal circuses since we launched our campaign; El Salvador and Panama joined Costa Rica in Central America; and, in Europe, Croatia joined the list; over 25 countries have stopped the suffering. Stop Circus Suffering takes a multi-faceted, evidence based approach. Our undercover Colombia campaigners and supporting members of investigations generate the evidence that has swung popular opinion against circus cruelty in Congress on voting day. Europe, Asia, South America and the US. However we also research the science, review social and economic data and analyse potential impacts on local employment. No stone is unturned in looking for evidence, so legislators can feel confident that we provide all of the data they need to make an informed decision. They also know that ADI will assist in enforcing these laws – as we did so dramatically in Bolivia (see p12). We produce locally targeted multi-lingual materials with Czech, German and French versions joining the Stop Circus Suffering languages in 2013 which already boasted Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, and Norwegian. It often takes multiple attempts to secure legislation, even when there is widespread Billboard in the US. support! We are not deterred. We get results because we persevere, for as long as it takes. When members of the Colombian Congress arrived to vote on the day the ban was passed, they walked through an exhibition of ADI photographs from inside Colombian circuses and under a banner saying “Circuses without animals” . In the previous months we released more undercover footage from Colombian circuses released, our ADI team toured the entire country drumming up support, and we helped promote an animal-free circus in Bogota. With overwhelming evidence of abuse in British circuses and enormous public opposition, Britain finally has draft legislation to end this suffering. But after years of promises it is still not passed, and with an election looming next year, time is ticking. That is the challenge for 2014, can the UK finally catch up with all those countries that have left it so far behind. Some key activity in 2013 G Victory for the ban on wild animals in circus with a performing elephant promised circuses in Colombia – just one committee that the act would be dropped. from being a ban on all animal acts. We G Bills to ban animals in circuses moving also fought for custody for Nala the lioness ADI’s photo exhibition and “Circuses without forward in Catalonia, and Belgium (passed animals” banner in the Colombian Congress. with circus ‘Nacional Los Muchachos’. in 2014); evidence sent to Maltese G The twists and turns to secure British Government considering ban (passed in legislation to end the use of wild animals in 2014); India extended its circus ban to circuses continued. We used detailed elephants (previously excluded); report on evidence to counter attempts to radically sea lions in circuses presented to the reduce the scope of the proposed law, but Netherlands Government. despite promises, the UK law to ban wild G West Hollywood City Council banned the animal acts remains stalled. display and performance of wild animals. G Victory in Ireland: Arklow and Clonakilty Los Angeles City lost its nerve and dropped were two more wild animal circus bans a wild animal ban in favour of banning an secured with campaign partners ARAN. implement, the ankus (bullhook). G Sweden: Cirkus Scott said they would end G After a horrific video emerged of Medi, a use of wild animals after ADI footage was circus elephant dying in a lake in Estonia Our campaign postcards were sent to supporters to enable them to urge their MP to support the ban on released to the media. Norway: the last as a worker danced on her back, we joined wild animals in circuses in the UK. the campaign for justice.

8 Annual Review 2013 ADI lNAVS lLDF Rey 2012: Circus ban secured in Peru by ADI. 2013: Rey filmed in Peruvian circus by ADI. 2014: Rescued by ADI Campaigns My Mate’s a Primate

Since 2005, the My Mate’s A Primate campaign has highlighted the exploitation of primates – in entertainment, the pet trade, for bushmeat and for experiments. Through our investigations, research and resources, we have shown how our closest relatives in the animal kingdom are treated. We founded International Primate Day, September 1 st , to provide a global focus for threats to primates. In 2013 ADI revealed the exploitation of chimpanzees at Schwaben Park in Germany. Our field

Kodak the capuchin monkey, whom we rescued officers documented chained and collared chimpanzees made to ride a tricycle, balance on a ball from the primate pet trade. and jump over hurdles. We gave evidence to the UK Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) which was examining the keeping of primates as pets in the UK. We continue to work on ensuring the measures for primates under the EU Directive on animal experiments, which were secured by ADI/NAVS, are implemented effectively; we support primate protection legislation around the world. The trapping of wild owl monkeys for malaria experiments – exposed by our undercover team – was formally ended in Colombia, saving the lives of 4,000 monkeys. Fur Stop

Cruel fur factory farm exposed by ADI. Iconic fashion model Twiggy joined ADI in urging fashionistas during London Fashion Week “ to make an ethical choice and reject real fur. ” ADI ‘foxes’ also protested outside Harvey Nichols, Burberry, Harrods, Gucci and other stores that continue to sell fur during the National Anti-Fur Demo in London and took part in Fur Free Friday in Los Angeles. We continued to distribute our leaflets, reports and videos featuring information from our investigations of fur farms spanning two decades. Conservation

The UK Government ignored scientific evidence and public and parliamentary opposition and pressed ahead with an unjustified culling of wild badgers. Thousands marched on Badgers under fire: ADI oppose cull in England. Parliament and a petition instigated by Brian May secured 303,775 signatures. A Parliamentary Backbench debate amongst MPs secured a landslide vote against the cull. Despite this strength of public opposition, 6-week pilot culls began in Gloucestershire and Somerset. Failing to kill the target 70% of the badger population, they were extended, but still failed to hit the target. In February 2014 an independent expert panel concluded that the culls were ineffective, as had been predicted. Yet the culls went ahead for a second year in the same locations. In October, ADI took part in the International March for Elephants in London, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with events in 37 cities worldwide highlighting the illegal ivory trade. Despite opposition from ADI and a coalition of groups, Namibia captured and exported 148 wild animals, including threatened and internationally-protected species such as rhinos and elephants, to the National Zoological Park in Havana, Cuba. In Colombia, ADI participated in discussions on animal welfare policy in the cities of Sogamoso, Duitama and Tunja. We will continue to advise on initiatives to legally protect animals in the region.

Annual Review ADI lNAVS lLDF 2013 Campaigns Animals in Entertainment

Our Animals in Entertainment campaign addresses the use of performing animals in areas other than circuses – where animals suffer or are abused simply in the name of public amusement. Some of the abusive establishments we have exposed in the circus industry including Have Trunk Jan appears on national TV in the US to stop an Will Travel (HTWT), Mary Chipperfield Promotions, and Bobby Roberts’ Circus are also involved in elephant calf being handed to elephant trainers the supply of animals for films and TV. Have Trunk Will Travel by Oregon Zoo. The agreement between the companies was torn up. We highlighted the hidden suffering of animals in movies including: two elephants from Germany used in Welsh film ‘Y Syrcas’; four tigers in ‘Life of Pi’, one of which it was revealed “ Damn near drowned” on set; two trained lions in ‘Gambit’; a cheetah in ‘The Counselor’; a chimpanzee and lion in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’; ‘The Hundred Year Old Man’ featuring Vana Mana, one of the three elephants ADI exposed being chained and beaten whilst with the Great British Circus (one of her companions Delhi has died but Vana Mana and Sonja continue to perform in circuses). We opposed filming at Seaworld for ‘Anchorman 2’ and Marineland Antibes for ‘Rust and Bone’, and secured over 14,000 signatures condemning ‘Blancanieves’ (a bullfighting themed Snow White) after bulls were killed during production. We approach companies using performing animals for promotional activities, urging them to adopt a ‘no animals policy’. In 2013 this included: Bosch and Barry M, tigers in TV adverts; Whiskas and Yves Saint Laurent, leopards; Harper’s Bazaar, a tiger cub and baby gibbons for a photo shoot; 30 Seconds to Mars and The Flaming Lips, a lion, wolf, zebra, and monkey in music videos. We contacted Cybercoders after they had an elephant supplied by HTWT; after seeing our evidence at We are working hard to end bullfighting. HTWT, they promptly announced they would never use the company again and had reference to them removed from coverage of the event. ADI oppose bullfighting across the world. Working with groups in Europe, we urged the Spanish government not to grant bullfighting cultural heritage status, but were defeated and now must work to reverse this decision. In Colombia, we took part in a candlelit procession to defend the bullfighting ban in Bogota and urged Cartagena de Indias not to allow bullfighting to return, where sadly it has since resumed. Proof of the desperate need for vigilance and resolve. We promoted the film Blackfish which shone a light on the suffering of captive orcas and applauded the Indian government announcement they would " not allow dolphinariums " after a coalition of groups, including ADI, called on them to prohibit the display of dolphins and their capture from the wild. A number of proposed facilities will not now go ahead. Bob Barker, in front of his huge collection of Emmy Awards, appears in ADI’s “No Fun For Elephants” 2013 saw the launch of a major ADI campaign against elephant rides and performances in the US. video. Our ‘No Fun for Elephants’ DVD, narrated by Emmy Award winning TV legend Bob Barker, features ADI undercover footage at HTWT in California and Trunks & Humps in Texas, both supply county fairs and other events with elephants rides. With many unaware of the suffering during training until they saw our video, rides have been ended at Bristol Renaissance Faire, Grays Harbor County Fair, Jaycees Gregg County Fair, Lake Renaissance Festival, Upland Lemon Festival and Orange County Fair. Our undercover footage inside HTWT was vital in ending a breeding agreement between Oregon Zoo and HTWT, which entitled HTWT to ownership of a newborn baby elephant called Lily because they owned her father. Oregon Zoo purchased both Lily and her father. ADI appeared on national TV denouncing the agreement. Other parts of this campaign saw us urging local authorities not to bring camels and reindeer into British city centres as part of their Christmas festivities, and denouncing Hialeah Fair in Florida where dogs were forced to race with monkeys strapped to their backs.

ADI lNAVS lLDF Lion Ark Lion Ark

In late 2010, ADI began operations in Bolivia to enforce the ban on all animals in circuses we had secured two years before. Only one circus had complied with the law, for eight others it was business as usual and they were spread all over Bolivia – a very large, remote country with few roads. Lion Ark is the story of how ADI tracked down every circus and rescued every animal (including monkeys and others), with every twist and turn and drama caught on film, building to the joyous finale of 25 lions being flown to freedom. A completely live action documentary, Lion Ark puts the audience at the heart of a difficult and dangerous animal rescue operation. The animals are the stars of the film and, unusually for a documentary, they get to win! The film follows the psychological and emotional journey of the lions as they move from hungry, abused shadows of what they were meant to be. We see them play for the first Above: Lion Ark the time in their lives, feel grass beneath their feet and the sky over their heads. They movie poster learn to roam as prides. Their internal journey is far greater than the mere 5,000 Opposite, clockwise from top left: Actor miles from Bolivia to Colorado. Brian Blessed with Jan Creamer and The film has showcased at some of the world’s most prestigious festivals receiving critical Tim Phillips at acclaim, six awards and was nominated for a 45th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Raindance. International Motion Picture – the first time an animal protection movie has been nominated Emmy Award- winning TV host Bob by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, America’s oldest and Barker on the red largest civil rights organisation; celebrating “those individuals or groups who promote social carpet at the Los Angeles VIP justice through their creative endeavors.” screening. The film has really engaged audiences, bringing them to their feet, cheering; it has CSI star and Lion Ark Associate screened to sell-out shows. Of the awards won by Lion Ark , three were voted for by Producer Jorja Fox audiences. Lion Ark does not pull its punches but it is an empowering and inspirational film, and Bob Barker greet Bam Bam at leaving people smiling through their tears and knowing that, together, we can make a Denver Airport difference for animals. during Operation Lion Ark . Importantly, Lion Ark has been created to engage audiences who would not normally attend TV presenter and a documentary, or film about animals or environmental issues. It does not lecture, the writer, Gillian McKeith is message is subtle, but those leaving the movie will never want to attend the animal circus interviewed at again. Raindance. Songwriter, producer Lion Ark premiered in October 2013 at the Raindance Film Festival in London – Europe’s and presenter, biggest independent and Academy-recognised film festival – and the Mill Valley Film Lynsey de Paul – who sadly, suddenly Festival run by the California Film Institute, where the film took its place alongside the passed away in likes of 12 Years a Slave . In the following months we screened in Los Angeles, New York, 2014 – with Jan Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nebraska, Virginia and Wisconsin. Creamer and Tim Phillips at Lion Ark has screened more than 80 times in cinemas in the US; it has now been seen by Raindance. Jan and Tim seizing thousands (some more than once!) and almost every screening has been followed by a the cubs during filmmaker Q&A with director Tim Phillips and producer Jan Creamer. The film has generated Operation Lion Ark . enormous interest and awareness about the subject of animals in circuses. TV host Wendy Turner Webster is This has been a new and valuable addition to our portfolio of outreach to members of the interviewed at Raindance. public with no understanding of animal suffering behind the scenes. It is engaging the Film Producer, Julie public, the media and raising the level of debate. Daly-Wallman is interviewed at The film festivals were our showcase for the film generating much interest from commercial Raindance. distributors and in 2014 Lion Ark signed an exclusive worldwide distribution deal for Actor Corey television, video on demand, DVD/Blu Ray, and in-flight entertainment with ITV Studios Feldman arrives at the Los Angeles VIP Global Entertainment who plan for the film to reach a worldwide audience in 2015. screening. And centre: Jorja Lion Ark has theatrical screenings in the UK, US, South America and elsewhere in late 2014 Fox at the Mill Valley into 2015. Contact us on the Lion Ark website to find out about special screening events: Film Festival. www.lionarkthemovie.com

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Animal Rescues Animal Rescues

Our animal rescue work is tied to our campaigns. We often rescue animals during our investigations, or take legal action to seize and relocate animals whose plight we have exposed. Some animals such as dogs, cats, chickens and rodents can be adopted but generally the large animals such as lions remain in our care for life – although we have also successfully returned monkeys and other animals to the wild. We place our animals with trusted sanctuary partners and

In 2013 we tracked them down; in 2014 we rescued fund the building of cages and enclosures, food and veterinary and general care. These costs the animals: Rey, Smith and Amazonas in a have been steadily rising, so we are raising funds for animal care. Peruvian circus in 2013 – less than a year later ADI swooped to save them all. The animals we rescue have endured years of physical abuse and severe confinement. But with your help we are rebuilding their lives and many will enjoy decades of freedom. The ADI family now numbers almost forty animals – including 26 lions rescued from Bolivian circuses, two lions rescued from a Portuguese circus, two baboons (one from a circus in Bolivia, one from the pet trade in Cyprus), three monkeys from a Swedish laboratory, and horses rescued during Operation Lion Ark in Bolivia. So our regular appeals to supporters to help care for our adopted rescue animals are born of a real need to cover their living costs – the Bolivian lions in the US and our remaining lions in South Africa cost us in the region of £65,000 a year. A cost that is often soon forgotten, is the cost of the rescue itself, temporary holding cages and fencing, veterinary care, food, cleaning and general care. The film Lion Ark highlights the immense Rescued baboons Tilin and Tina now share a life of scale and logistics of closing down the Bolivian circus industry and rescuing all of the animals. freedom in an ADI funded sanctuary. Now we are preparing for a similar challenge to enforce the law in Peru. In 2013, one year after Peru had passed a ban, our undercover teams hit the road and began a census of animals in circuses. We began liaison with the Peruvian authorities about how the ban would be enforced and in early 2014 were undertaking the huge logistical preparations for a rescue mission on this scale - securing land, building holding cages and veterinary facilities, and planning the seizures. We were also receiving calls from Colombia to undertake an enforcement operation there. By late 2014 this massive mission we named Operation Spirit of Freedom was underway in two huge countries, Peru and Colombia, and in phase one we had in our care 22 lions and 4 monkeys, with more to get. We urgently need funds to save the circus animals in Peru and every £1 will count. It is not often we get a chance to say: “Help us go and save these animals in this country Jan Creamer oversees the confiscation of lions from a circus in Peru in 2014. and we will end the suffering there once and for all.” Please donate and help raise funds for the rescue of the animals in the Peru circuses!

The three monkeys from a Swedish laboratory now live in a large outdoor enclosure in an ADI funded sanctuary. Colo Colo spent over a decade in a tiny filthy circus cage on the back of a truck. Today, thanks to ADI, he happily roams a 14 acre enclosure with his companions, Lulu and Muñeca. Investigations Investigations

Our video and photographic evidence is a cornerstone of our campaigns all over the world, not just for ADI’s work, but it is used by many other organisations. When people think of the shocking images that transformed British attitudes to animals in circuses they recall Mary Chipperfield beating and kicking Trudy, the baby chimpanzee too frightened and lonely to go into her dog box; the horrific abuse of Anne the elephant at Bobby Roberts’ Circus; Chipperfield’s elephant groom Steve Gills, jailed for the appalling brutality and beating of the

A heavily pregnant monkey is manhandled at elephants in the barn; the beating and painful tail-twisting of elephants in the tent at the Great laboratory monkey supplier Biodia. British Circus; the tigers being screamed at and hit with a huge tent pole, at Circus Harlequinn. All footage filmed by the undercover teams of ADI. All suffering that would have gone unseen but for the courage of our people. As we stand tantalisingly close to a British ban on wild animal acts, it is impossible to believe we could have reached this position without ADI investigations. Few take on this hazardous work, we know it is vital to changing minds. In 2013 Colombia became the fifth country in South America to introduce an animal circus ban, a chain of events set in motion when we released the findings of an undercover investigation. To get the evidence we needed, which has changed a whole continent, our team was embedded in the circuses for approaching two years. Moving from country to country, filming, photographing in the most difficult and risky circumstances. The ban on the capture of owl monkeys from the wild for malaria experiments has now been ratified. It was our field officers’ undercover work – travelling up the Amazon in dugout canoes, A bear from the US circus act ‘Hall’s Bears’ forced heading into the jungle at night with the trappers – that secured the evidence and showed people to perform. the brutal reality of wild capture. Animal experimentation is a world so secretive that laws have been passed to make sure people do not talk of it! When its defenders talk publicly, they speak of precision and best practice, of high standards, codes of practice and government inspections. They do not expect to be challeged or exposed. Our team recently penetrated the heart of the laboratory monkey supply industry inside Noveprim in Spain and Biodia on Mauritius. Our film shows the true brutality of vivisection as babies are torn screaming from their mothers and then tattooed whilst fully conscious; monkeys swung around by their tails; terrible confinement; terrified animals, some heavily pregnant, being roughly manhandled and their arms tied behind their backs. In the 1990s, ADI was the first organisation to secure footage inside the secretive animal training centres. We have not stopped and this year released our first investigation in Korea, inside ‘Monkey School’. So how do the trainers get those monkeys to walk on their hind legs, dressed as

Baby monkey ‘Mong’ sucking his thumb in his people? Answer: they tie their hands behind their backs so that the terrified monkeys repeatedly fall single cage at Monkey School, South Korea. Mong onto their faces as they run about, trying to hide and escape whilst all the while their captors has reportedly died since ADI investigated Monkey School. guffaw with laughter. In Germany, we exposed Europe’s last chimpanzee act and, in the US, we secured footage inside the prison truck that is home for a performing bear act, the bears desperately circling small metal cells – the abusers never thought our cameras could pry inside. Our team will remain on the frontline of ending animal suffering, taking our cameras where they are not wanted! Please give generously to keep our people in the field. This is how we make a difference.

A monkey is locked in a small single cage attached to the wall at Noveprim’s monkey factory in Spain. The monkey is unable to hide, climb, socialise or express other natural behaviours.

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Supporters & Finances Supporters & Finances

Everything you have read in these pages has been made possible by the kindness and generosity of our supporters.

Our supporters know that our record stands for itself – given the resources, we will go out and save animals, we will make people aware of animal suffering and bring about real change.

The animals depend entirely upon the generosity of our supporters all over the world – they cannot speak for themselves, they cannot ask you to help them or to save them. We can. Please help them and please save them. Give us the resources to do what we do best – get the job done.

The undercover investigations; the awareness campaigns; securing legislation; the animal rescues and caring for our rescued animals – all of it is thanks to people like you.

Tonight, tiny owl monkeys in the Amazon rainforest will sleep undisturbed by the terrifying arrival of the vivisection trappers – thanks to your support that put our people in the field.

All of the countries that have banned animal circuses owe a debt to the people who, each time, sent a cheque or made out a direct debit when we called for help. Every day that our rescued lions, horses and primates enjoy the sun on their back and can run as fast as they want, is because of the generosity of our animal adopters and other contributors.

2013 saw us taking further steps to improve our finances after the devastating impact of the recession two years ago. Our thanks for everyone’s continued support.

Thank you so very, very much, Jan Creamer and Tim Phillips and all members of the ADI Board.

ADI, LDF, NAVS Group finances worldwide 2013

Income: £1,870,789 / $2,899,723 Legacies (67.02%) Donations (12.37%) Fundraising & Merchandise (2.94%) Grants Received (16.59%) Income From Investments (0.03%) Interest & Other Income (1.06%)

Expenditure: Campaigns (includes Investigations, Public Awareness, £1,834,838 / $2,843,456 Advertising, Rescues, Publications) (65.07%) Legal & Professional (3.94%) Bank Charges, Taxation, Depreciation (Corporation Tax, Irrecoverable VAT, Interest) (5.69%)

General Office Running Costs (includes rent & rates, fuel & light, telephone, computer/network maintenance, correspondence, photocopying, equipment, insurance, staff) (9.21%) LDF Research Grants (15.78%)

Cost of Merchandise & Prize Draw (includes purchase of merchandise, postage, raffle tickets printing etc.) (0.31%)

18 Annual Review 2013 ADI lNAVS lLDF These tragic lions were photographed by an ADI Field Officer in a Colombian circus in 2013 – they look completely broken. By late 2014 they are SAFE in ADI custody recovering well. Now we need your help to get them to a permanent home. Roll of Honour

Legacies left to us by our supporters in their Wills remain our greatest source of income. The undercover investigations, the search for non-animal research techniques, the rescues, the public education and awareness – are dependent upon this vital funding. The consideration and forethought of these supporters has left a lasting legacy for animals and helps to bring closer the day when animals are free of suffering caused by humans. Here we honour and thank the wonderful people who have given so much to our cause: C Abbott L M Cheshire M R Hutchinson E G Southby D D Allen E M Cruttenden H S Jeffs D Stock M B Stewart Anderson G Dean P R Johnstone F H Story M M Alexander Archer B J Delve Sander M E Jones K Sutcliffe M W Attenborough D Edwards A C Lane J N Sykes D M Bailey G J Edwards A Laughton P J Taylor J M Bailey A D Fincham M H Leighton Scott V K Toon D Bandy T P Flynn J J Lilly J C Underwood P A Bedlington Marshal E M Galloway J E Mackay P Underwood D B Bates R Geoffrey M E Mares K S Ward C B Batram O George B M Millott N E Bean Y Girardier V E Morris In Memoriam M O Beck WW Glover C K Penton Donations for DA Bennett I G Hards-Nicholls F L Plunkett R D Booker M D Boobyer D Hinton F P Porter I E Hards-Nicholls C D Brick D K Holloway G E Rice D Lipshaw R L Burton N Horne M Roberts A Waddell E A Carden E E Horsnell M L Schroenn E M Wills W J Casey H M Hubbard D E Smith Willis

ADI MISSIoN: To educate, create awareness, and promote the interest of humanity in the Animal Defenders International cause of justice, and the suppression of all forms of cruelty to animals; wherever possible, National Anti-Vivisection Society to alleviate suffering, and to conserve and protect animals and their environment. Lord Dowding Fund NAVS MISSIoN: To raise the conscience of humanity to the iniquity of painful experiments Millbank Tower, Millbank, LoNDoN , SW1P 4QP, UK on animals; to raise awareness that millions of animals suffer and die in cruel, unscientific, Tel. +44 (0)20 7630 3340 and futile experiments, which are unreliable, unethical, and unnecessary. 6100 Wilshire Blvd., # 1150, LoS ANGELES , CA 90048, USA. LDF MISSIoN: To support and fund better methods of scientific and medical research for Tel. +1 (323) 935-2234 testing products and curing disease, which replace the use of animals; to research and Apartado Postal 359888 BoGoTÁ , Colombia. publish information to demonstrate that animal experiments are unnecessary and harmful. Tel. +57 317 818 8740 We are opposed to violence or intimidation whether directed at humans or other animals. www.ad-international.org www.navs.org.uk www.ldf.org.uk