About Us

Action for Primates campaigns on behalf of non-human primates. Despite their status as our closest living biological relatives, non-human primates continue to suffer and be exploited by people across the globe, whether in their native habitat, in trade and transportation, in research laboratories, in private homes, in zoos, as entertainment, or as food and body parts.

Action for Primates can be a focal point for individuals and groups committed to and involved in primate campaigning around the world; an opportunity to exchange information and news, support campaigns and circulate action alerts. We want to raise awareness and encourage people to take action on behalf of primates everywhere.

Please join us on this important mission. We will be posting action alerts and news involving primates (see choices in main menu). We encourage you to utilise anything we provide in the cause of improving the lives of primates everywhere. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Our Objectives

• To raise awareness about the plight of and threats to non-human primates around the world;
• To promote compassion for and understanding of non-human primates through education;
• To engage and encourage individuals and organizations to take action on behalf of non-human primates;
• To eliminate the trade in and keeping of non-human primates for research, food and other uses of their bodies and in captivity, such as in private homes, zoos, circuses and other entertainment venues; and
• To help resolve conflicts between people and free-living non-human primates in ways that are humane and effective.