The **Fondation Brigitte Bardot (FBB)**, established in 1986 by iconic French actress Brigitte Bardot, is a leading animal protection organization dedicated to defending domestic and wild animals worldwide.[1][2] Bardot, whose animal rights activism ignited in 1962 after witnessing slaughterhouse horrors, launched the foundation in Saint-Tropez by auctioning personal jewels to raise 3 million French francs, later relocating to Paris in 1988 and gaining public utility status in 1992.[1][2] FBB operates on multiple fronts: funding sanctuaries like Bear Sanctuary Belitsa and Daktari Bush School (sponsoring enclosures and €5,700 in COVID-19 aid for animal care); conducting neutering campaigns, rescues, and mobile veterinary clinics in Eastern Bloc countries; and pursuing legal action against cruelty via on-site investigators.[1][3][5] It lobbies aggressively—instigating French bills against hound hunting, ritual slaughter, and animal testing—while collaborating with Eurogroup for Animals, World Federation for Animals, and Sea Shepherd (which named an anti-whaling ship *Brigitte Bardot* with FBB funding).[1][4][5] Key achievements include creating shelters for elephants in South Africa, koalas in Australia, dancing bears in Bulgaria, and primates in Cameroon; reintroducing species in Senegal and wolves to the Alps; securing "stunning before slaughter" regulations in the 1960s-70s; and influencing public opinion through Bardot's 1989-1992 TV series *S.O.S. Animaux*.[2] The foundation campaigns against fur trade, foie gras, trophy hunting, and whaling, often rallying celebrities like Pamela Anderson for National Assembly advocacy.[2][4][6] Currently active in France, overseas territories, and globally, FBB remains a powerhouse in coalitions pushing CITES reforms and UNESCO protection