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Dec 2004	Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre Visit our stand at this year’s fayre at Kensington Town Hall on Sunday, 5 December!
Dec 2004	IAR banner falls foul of local planning regulations Our bid to raise our profile in the run-up to Christmas has fallen foul of local advertising regulations in Tunbridge Wells.
Dec 2004	Bondla bears airlifted to safety Two endangered sloth bears kept in appalling conditions in a zoo in India have been rescued and flown to safety.
Nov 2004	Raju rescue paves the way to save more dancing bears Our team has arrived back in London after a successful mission to rescue dancing bears in India
Nov 2004	IAR ’gives a lift’ to sick animals in Goa Sick and injured animals will travel in comfort to a local animal rescue centre once it receives its new ambulance this week.
Oct 2004	Flying to the aid of dancing bears in India IAR team flies out on 4 November to launch the next phase of its campaign.
Oct 2004	Landmark prison sentence for swan killers in Malta Two Maltese hunters receive prison sentences for shooting at and killing three swans.
Sep 2004	Report from Malta By Max Farrugia, Chairman of IAR (Malta)
Sep 2004	IAR Malta Media Awards Every year we give an award for the best radio and TV programmes promoting animal welfare in Malta.
Sep 2004	Report from the British Birdwatching Fair Carrie Colliss on IAR’s presence at this year’s Birdwatching Fair.
Aug 2004	The 2004 British Birdwatching Fair IAR will again have a stand at this year’s British Birdwatching Fair at Egleton Nature Reserve, Rutland Water.
Aug 2004	Dog rescue in Goa By Zion Jongstra, the Netherlands
Jul 2004	Rugby hero pledges to help free the bears Gloucester and England rugby hero Trevor Woodman has made a personal pledge to help us rescue the ’dancing’ bears in India.
Apr 2004	And then the rain came... Jemma Sadler reports from Goa.
Apr 2004	Turn your computer desktop into a bear sanctuary! Meet Cybear.
Mar 2004	Dog killing, Kerala style An eyewitness account from IAR founder John Hicks
Mar 2004	IAR-backed sanctuary welcomes rescued bear cubs Five tiny sloth bear cubs confiscated during a police raid on wildlife poachers in India have been taken in by the Agra Bear Rescue Centre.
Jan 2004	Goa: The reason why... A personal account by Jemma Sadler, volunteer.
Jan 2004	Volunteering in Goa Kym Barratt reports on her experiences.

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.