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Dec 22 2009	Daily Express We saved the dancing bears Raju is a four-year-old bear who has just made history.
Dec 22 2009	Irish Times Raju, the last of India's long-mistreated dancing bears, finds permanent sanctuary When Raju, a four-year-old dancing bear, walked into a sanctuary with his owner in India’s southern Karnataka state last week, it ended a cruel practice dating back to Mughal times.
Dec 22 2009	Daily News & Analysis India Bear dancing ends in India Raju, perhaps the last "dancing" bear of the country, has been rescued in Bannerghatta, marking the end of a centuries-old tradition.
Dec 22 2009	Telegram.com Last of 600 dancing bears given sanctuary Boylston woman aided rescue project
Dec 21 2009	IndianExpress.com Raju in, dancing bears do their last act Raju is a four-year-old bear who has just made history.
Dec 21 2009	Reuters India's last "dancing", endangered bear set free Raju the bear will never have to smoke cigarettes or dance on his hind legs under the hot sun again thanks to a multinational project to save an endangered species and end a cruel centuries-old tradition in India.
Dec 21 2009	Mirror.co.uk Last dancing bears rescued in India
Dec 20 2009	Boston Herald In India, ursine rights finally brought to bear Animal rights activists are celebrating as the final curtain is drawn on India’s ancient dancing bear industry, a practice in which sloth bears are beaten and tortured into dancing to earn money for handlers and entertain crowds.
Dec 20 2009	BBC News Charity frees 'last' dancing bear An animal rights charity from East Sussex says it has made history by freeing the last dancing bear in India.
Dec 19 2009	WldlifeExtra.com Last dancing bears removed from streets of India Animal welfare history is made as the final curtain falls on dancing bears in India.
Dec 18 2009	International Business Times Dancing Bears in India -- Final Curtain Coalition of animal rescue organizations and the Indian government bring an end to a centuries-old tradition that inflicted terrible cruelty on thousands of highly endangered sloth bears
Dec 18 2009	Telegraph.co.uk India's last dancing bear saved A British wildlife charity says it has rescued India's last dancing bear from a life of neglect and torture with help from Daily Telegraph readers.
Nov 12 2009	Wildlife Extra Slow loris and leopard cat amongst wildlife seized from trader in Java Twenty-one slow lorises saved from a wildlife trader in Indonesia.
Sep 21 2009	The Age Laughing at the life, and death, of a clown Jagur, a chained monkey, entertains a crowd of Indonesians at Senayan Stadium.
Jul 13 2009	Wildlife Extra Camera trap catches Sumatra tiger A rare species of tiger that is hovering on the brink of extinction has been photographed by a camera trap during a survey of an area of rainforest in Lampung Province, Sumatra.
Jul 6 2009	The Guardian Slow loris: the eyes may be cute, but the elbows are absolutely lethal For such an impossibly cute creature, the slow loris has it tough
Jun 29 2009	Mirror.co.uk Villagers celebrate release of leopard into the wild The whole village turned out with banners and t shirts to celebrate the return of a rare injured Javan leopard to the wild in Indonesia.
Jun 22 2009	Wildlife Extra Java leopard released back into the wild after release from snare Rare Javan leopard is returned to the wild amid rejoicing by local villagers in Western Java.
Jun 1 2009	The Argus Circus creates uproar by bringing elephants and tiger to Sussex Animal rights campaigners have slammed a circus which uses performing elephants.
Mar 24 2009	The Reading Chronicle Nine hour dog walk raises £1,400 A MARATHON charity dog walk nearly ended in disaster when a hungry hound forced one of the walkers to take shelter on a kennel.
Feb 25 2009	The Shetland News Call for seal shooting ban renewed A coalition of 26 environmental and wildlife groups have written to first minister Alex Salmond demanding he put an immediate stop to the shooting of common seals in Scotland.
Jan 13 2009	Worcester Telegram & Gazette Making life bearable 'Dancing' bears rescue gaining momentum
Jan 7 2009	The Economic Times, India 500th dancing bear rescued in India: UK charity The International Animal Rescue (IAR) charity organisation has claimed to have rescued the 500th dancing bear from the streets of India.
Jan 5 2009	The Telegraph, India Dancing bear saved, No. 500 An animal charity in the UK has announced it has just rescued its 500th dancing bear from the streets in India and that it will send perhaps as much as half a million pounds in 2009 to top the £400,000 it sent in 2008 to continue to finance the work.
Dec 31 2008	Sussex.co.uk Uckfield animal charity celebrates bear rescue success An animal welfare charity from Uckfield has rescued the 500th dancing bear from the streets of India since the organisation was established.
Dec 29 2008	Sussex Express Charity rescues 500th dancing bear An East Sussex charity which frees dancing bears from their chains on the streets of India has rescued its 500th animal.
Dec 29 2008	Mirror.co.uk Dancing bears in India to be finally stopped UK charity International Animal Rescue has rescued its 500th bear from the streets in India and announced that 2009 will be "Year of the Bear."
Dec 21 2008	The Boston Herald Unbearable cruelty Mass. activist shines light on sloth bear abuse
Oct 15 2008	The Malta Independent Rehabilitated turtles released back into the sea Nine loggerhead turtles were yesterday morning released into the sea at Gnejna Bay after they were rehabilitated.
Sep 11 2008	Charity Funding Report (published by CaritasData) Setting free the bears Lis Key explains how International Animal Rescue’s wildlife protection and conservation projects are attracting generous grant awards
Sep 16 2008	Norwich Evening News Cyclists grin and 'bear' sore bottoms to bring aid to animals (1.1Mb)
July 20 2008	The People Elephant Hell Battle to save Indian beasts
May 3 2008	Crawley Observer Comic joins animal protest Comedian Bill Bailey has taken part in a protest organised by an East Sussex animal charity against the illegal killing of dogs in India.
Apr 27 2008	The Jakarta Post Femke den Haas: Rescuing endangered animals Den Haas, a Dutch national born in 1977 in Yaoende, Cameroon, has been working to improve the welfare of animals in Indonesia through the JAAN.
Apr 17 2008	The Times Malta bird-hunters become prey as volunteers try to stop slaughter Hunters who are willing to defy an international ban and shoot thousands of birds as they migrate from Africa to mainland Europe are being confronted by furious bird lovers in Malta.
Mar 16 2008	Público.es Macacos sin dientes a tres euros Una veterinaria española denuncia el maltrato de animales en los mercados.
Jan 11 2008	Earthtimes.org Endangered Gibbons Get a Helping Hand in the New Year After successfully relocating three Bornean gibbons last year, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) partners again with International Animal Rescue (IAR) and Kalaweit Foundation to move 5 Sumatran Agile gibbons and 8 siamangs from Cikananga Animal Rescue Centre.
Dec 30 2007	The People Petrified Help exotic creatures snatched and tortured to be sold as pets.
Dec 29 2007	Daily Mirror Rescue of the dancing bears A sanctuary for the cubs once destined for a life of torment.
Dec 22 2007	Telegraph Slow loris trade in Indonesia under scrutiny Their enormous round eyes and cuddly coats make the Slow loris one of the world’s most appealing animals. Unfortunately the same characteristics make it a prime target for poachers who sell the small and vulnerable creature as ‘pets’.
Dec 11 2007	Times of Malta Animal lovers urged to protest against circus Animal lovers are being urged to turn up in Floriana tomorrow evening to protest against the use of animals in circuses as the Circo Aquatico starts its shows on the Granaries.
Nov 25 2007	Times of Malta Anti-circus protest roars into action Behind the glitter and glitz of the circus lay a cruel world of untold animal suffering, said the Circus Animal Rights Coalition, as it protested yesterday against the Circo Aquatico which is due to perform in Malta.
Nov 21 2007	Telegraph Injured eagle may never return to the wild A rare lesser spotted eagle shot illegally by hunters in Malta is recovering after a series of operations but may never been fit enough to be released back into the wild.
Oct 30 2007	Hindustan Times Working to save stray cattle in Goa
Sep 27 2007	Telegraph Malta’s hunters monitored for illegal activities Bird conservation groups have clashed with hunters on the island of Malta.
Sep 20 2007	Mirror: Science & Technology Blog Bear rescue This little bear cub called Bhuna is the latest to be rescued in India.
Sep 12 2007	BBC News Animal campaigners in circus demo Animal welfare groups have protested outside a travelling circus which has lions, tigers, camels and zebras.
Sep 11 2007	Telegraph What to do when a tiger gets a toothache How do you pull a tooth from a Bengal tiger? (678kb)
Aug 26 2007	The People Starving to death in a sanctuary Rescue tragedy of forgotten animals
Jul 17 2007	The Argus Bill helps dancing bears Comedian Bill Bailey has joined forces with International Animal Rescue in an appeal to help end the suffering of dancing bears on the streets of India.
May 30 2007	BBC News City mascot returns to Jakarta Off the coast of the capital, a small team funded by the UK charity International Animal Rescue has been quietly battling the illegal trade to repopulate the area with kites.
May 29 2007	The Sun Pooch is a real monkey mutt
May 21 2007	BBC News Kites released into the wild Animal rescue teams in Indonesia are reintroducing the Brahminy Kite to its natural habitat in the area
May 19 2007	My Weekly Line of Fire Fancy putting your head in the mouth of a bear with a very sore tooth? That’s how Lisa Milella spends her holidays! (186kb)
Apr 3 2007	The Malta Independent Two NGOs ask for EU clarification Nature Trust (Malta) and International Animal Rescue Malta called on the European Union yesterday to clarify the situation regarding spring hunting in Malta
Apr 3 2007	Worcester Telegram & Gazette Bearly surviving Boylston woman helps international agency rescue ‘dancing’ bears in India
Mar 31 2007	The Hindu Poisoning of stray dogs invites wrath from animal lovers Deike Schacht from our Tamil Nadu clinic speaks out (224kb)
Mar 29 2007	Shrewsbury Record When the dancing stops Shrewsbury woman opens International Animal Rescue office (643kb)
Mar 4 2007	The Hindustan Steps being made to increase the number of bears at the Bear Conservation Centre in Keetham, near Agra Chief Wildlife Warden of Uttar Pradesh endorses Agra bear sanctuary (135kb)
Nov 26 2006	The People Unbearable 'The People' joins fight to save the dancing bears with the help of Vet Scott Miller (411kb)
Oct 29 2006	Sunday Mail The Dance of Death Vet Scott Miller travels to India to save tortured animals (387kb)
Sep 29 2006	BBC Cornwall A trip to Monkey Island
Mar 2006	Third Sector Trustee Talk Paul Cassar, International Animal Rescue (439kb)
Dec 22 2005	BBC Cornwall Bailey and the Bears
Nov 25 2005	The Daily Telegraph British dentist eases pain of India’s dancing bears (1.7Mb)
Apr 16 2005	Telegraph Weekend Hunters in their sights A new speedboat will help stop the slaughter in Malta of birds bound for Britain (925kb)
Nov 13 2004	The Daily Telegraph Charities help to rescue India’s dancing bears (976kb)
Nov 5 2004	The Mirror UNBEARABLE ..but at last there's hope for tortured ‘dancing’ animals)
Feb 2003	Sunday Express Freedom for the bears that danced in fear After years of torture, the dancing bears of India are learning to trust humans again.(87kb)