Aspinall Foundation

Head of Aspinall Foundation asked to stand down after financial investigations

25. July 202225. July 2022

Published on kentlive.news the 13.07.2022. | By: Sam Honey It is understood that Damian Aspinall was asked to step down from his role as chairman of the Aspinall Foundation following financial investigations. » to the full article

Aspinall Foundation faces backlash for hiring unpaid zookeeper interns

7. January 20221. January 2022

anti-zoo-initiatives, media-echo

Published on dailymail.co.uk the 29.12.2021. Hard work and financial contributions: that is what the Aspinall Foundation requires from its interns, while there are to be no more unpaid internships in the future in the UK. » to the full article

‘Ridiculous’ plan to rewild 13 elephants from Kent zoo to Africa ‘doomed to fail’

15. February 202214. February 2022

animal welfare, anti-zoo-initiatives, media-echo

Published on metro.co.uk the 02.02.2022. Experts find clear words on the Aspinall Foundation‘s plans to bring 13 elephants from its zoo in Kent to Africa and reintroduce them.

EAZA: “No male gorilla has been culled nor are there any immediate or medium-term plans to do so.”

30. November 202130. November 2021

history, media-echo

Published on eaza.net the 24.11.2021. Malicious media reports from the UK, which were also reproduced in other countries, had claimed that there were plans or even a practice of culling gorillas in zoos as part of conservation breeding programmes.

Charity that employs Carrie Johnson faces further questions over finances

23. November 202122. November 2021

anti-zoo-initiatives, media-echo

Published on theguardian.com the 13.11.2021. | By: Rowena Mason The Charity Commission in the UK is investigating the financial management of the Aspinall Foundation, an anti-zoo organisation for which Carrie Johnson, Boris Johnson’s wife, also works. » to the full article

Captive-bred gorillas give birth in the wild: zoo

30. June 202130. June 2021

conservation, media-echo

Published on france24.com the 29.06.2021. Mayombe from the ZooParc de Beauval (France) and Djongo from the Port Lympne Safari Park (UK) have become parents in the Bateke Plateau National Park (Gabon).