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Jul 2002	Two engines for the ALE section of Malta’s police International Animal Rescue Malta is wokring very closely with the ALE section of the Malta police.
Jun 2002	A brighter future for cats in Turkey In response to several reports from concerned supporters, IAR commences a pilot sterilisation project.
Jun 2002	First annual IAR animal welfare awards International Animal Rescue introduces an award for the radio and television stations that best promote animal welfare.
May 2002	IAR Malta gets observer status in Brussels group IAR is the only environmental group from Malta to gain observer status in Eurogroup for Animal Welfare.
Apr 2002	Hen Heaven Lucky chickens feel that they have died and - literally - gone to heaven, thanks to the hard work & dedication of Linda Turvey.
Mar 2002	New ambulance to the rescue of wildlife in E. Sussex IAR support the work of Trevor Weeks of WRAS by providing funding towards the ambulance.
Mar 2002	A step in the right direction The government are finally promising to end the cruelty of fur farming in the UK by introducing a Bill to ban all UK fur farms.
Feb 2002	Malta: IAR and Nature Trust venture On advice from the Minister, IAR and Nature Trust joined forces to set up the Voluntary Ecological Group.
Feb 2002	Goa: IAR on worldwide television About two years ago we were approached by United Productions who were looking for ideas for a new series.
Jan 2002	RSPCA International remove affiliation of the MSPCA Following our recommendations the RSPCA International section have removed the affiliation of the MSPCA.

Latest News

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.