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Annual Review 2007

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Media: Video Footage

A Far Cry from Nature

A Far Cry from Nature
Terraristika, possibly the world's largest exotic animal fair, which takes place in Hamm, Germany, is the subject of a shocking, new docu-film by IAR and the Animal Protection Agency (APA).

The dancing bears of India

The dancing bears of India
Featuring IAR patron Bill Bailey.

The plight of the dancing bear

The plight of the dancing bear
A dancing bear on the street in India.

Cutting free a bear

Cutting free a bear
The rope is removed from a rescued bear by Kartick from Wildlife SOS, our partner charity in India.

Happy and free from pain

Happy and free from pain
Rescued bears play together at the Agra sanctuary.

Scott Miller on ITV This Morning

TV vet Scott Miller on ITV
Scott visits the Agra bear sanctuary for ITV’s This Morning television.

Patron Bill Bailey in India

Patron Bill Bailey in India
Bill meets the Kalandar gypsies who are surrendering their bears to find new ways of earning a living.

Patron Bill Bailey in India

Patron Bill Bailey in India
Bill gets ‘up close and personal’ with a rescued cub at the sanctuary.

November 2008
IAR in talks about Europe's 'forgotten animals'
Max Farrugia from International Animal Rescue in Malta recently attended a meeting in Brussels to discuss what can be done to help Europe's 'forgotten animals'.

November 2008
IAR presses exotic pet trade issue in Brussels
International Animal Rescue representative Max Farrugia attended the fourth ENDCAP conference in Brussels from 9-11 November.

November 2008
A win for greyhounds in Massachusetts
On 4 November the people of Massachusetts, USA voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Greyhound Protect Act. This legislation will phase out commercial dog racing in the state by 2010.

October 2008
Help the Street Animals of Morocco (HSAM)
International Animal Rescue has twice assisted with the treatment of cats and dogs in Morocco by a group of local and foreign volunteers. The initiative was led by vet nurse Claire Sedgewick. She has produced a report describing their work.

October 2008
Sainsbury's seal protest update
On 29 October we entered discussions with Sainsbury's officials and now await a favorable response to our demands for a statement of their intention to stop killings seals.

October 2008
Seals protest outside Sainsbury's demanding an end to shooting: POSTPONED
UPDATE: The protest has been postponed as a result of Sainsbury's willingness to meet and discuss how the seal killings can be avoided.

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