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Dec 2005

Reporting from Goa
A month in the life of a volunteer and a big thank you to everyone whose efforts to support our work are priceless.

Dec 2005

IAR brings glad tidings for bears in India
Announcing the creation of a second sanctuary for rescued bears in Bangalore.

Dec 2005

Comedian Bill Bailey backs bear rescues in India
At the end of November UK comedian and actor Bill Bailey squeezed a visit to India into his busy work schedule.

Dec 2005

British dentist brings relief to bears with sore heads
A UK dentist has returned to his practice in Chichester after travelling to India and performing groundbreaking surgery on rescued dancing bears.

Nov 2005

Harry Potter artist puts bears in the picture to help IAR
An exciting new painting that will be auctioned to support IAR’s work rescuing dancing bears in India.

Nov 2005

British dentist gives rescued bears something to chew on
IAR trustee takes time out from his dental practice to fly to India and perform pioneering surgery on the rescued dancing bears.

Oct 2005

Captive wild birds rescued by Goa team
Following a tip off from a member of the Forest Department in Goa, we headed for Mapusa city to confiscate some birds which had been illegally captured.

Sep 2005

Taking the heat out of animal rescue in New Orleans
We are supporting the rescue operation in New Orleans by sending out special vests to keep the rescuers cool.

Sep 2005

Goa team rescues a bull from a well
Following the dramatic rescue, IAR is sending its team at the Goa rescue centre a new and longer ladder to help them with similar rescue operations in future.

Sep 2005

Brighton bids boost IAR’s bear campaign
An email auction organised by Brighton woman Phillipa Alexander raises £6,000 for IAR’s dancing bear campaign.

Sep 2005

Mystery Harry Potter theme painting raises funds for IAR
A mystery painting by two Sussex artists was the prize in a ’search and silent auction’ to raise funds for IAR.

Sep 2005

Hurricane Katrina
IAR sets the wheels in motion to send emergency funding to rescue teams.

Aug 2005

IAR scores a century at bear sanctuary
We are happy to announce the rescue of three sloth bear cubs, bringing the total number of bears in our sanctuary near the Taj Mahal to 101.

Aug 2005

Sussex artist uses his talent to raise funds for IAR
Nature-loving artist Andrew Fitchett from Lewes in Sussex is using his talent to support IAR.

Aug 2005

IAR helps save lions from drowning in floods in India
IAR has sent £3000 in response to a call for help from Indian charity Wildlife SOS.

Jul 2005

Latest news from Trichy
Latest news from Trichy Deike Schacht, Veterinary Surgeon, reports on the latest developments at her clinic in Tamil Nadu.

Jul 2005

IAR helps to protect British wildlife
We are doing our bit to protect British wildlife by giving support to Folly Wildlife Rescue Centre in Eridge Green in Kent.

Jul 2005

Report from the Asia for Animals Conference (AfA 2005)
Dr Astrid Almeida, Veterinary Director of IAR Goa, gave a presentation at this year’s conference, held in Singapore.

Jun 2005

The 2005 British Birdwatching Fair
IAR will again have a stand at this year’s British Birdwatching Fair from 19–21 August at Egleton Nature Reserve, Rutland Water.

May 2005

New vet clinic receives donation of vital veterinary equipment
The donation of a vital piece of equipment to a new veterinary practice in Hailsham will be invaluable in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Apr 2005

Latest report from the IAR team in Malta
Alan Knight, Carrie Colliss and Lis Key travelled to Malta to hand over the new high speed patrol boat to the police.

Apr 2005

The IAR team reports from Malta
After waking at dawn to the sound of shooting close by we set out to investigate.

Apr 2005

IAR ’pushes the boat out’ to catch illegal hunters in Malta
We unveil our latest weapon in the fight against the illegal shooting of birds migrating over Malta.

Apr 2005

Opening of new IAR dog clinic in Tamil Nadu, India
International Animal Rescue is delighted to announce the opening of its latest dog clinic and shelter in Trichy.

Mar 2005

Foresters Friendly Society sponsors IAR’s Bear Sanctuary
Foresters Friendly Society has partnered with IAR to help rescue and provide a safe refuge for India’s persecuted dancing bears.

Mar 2005

Call for volunteers for ’Operation Hedgehog’
IAR is supporting a mission to rescue hedgehogs from the Western Isles of Scotland.

Feb 2005

Horrific attacks on dogs in Kerala
Avis Lyons who runs the IAR clinic in Kerala has sent in a very upsetting account of the recent killing of two dogs on Kovalam beach.

Jan 2005

IAR team comes to aid of victims of tsunami crisis
As soon as news of the tsunami disaster came in, IAR founder John Hicks mobilised a veterinary team from Animal Tracks, IAR’s clinic in Goa.

March 2010
Environmentalists angered by prospect of spring hunting in Malta
The Malta Ornis Committee, made up of members of the hunting community, Birdlife Malta and environmental officers, has recommended that the season should open for three weeks from 10 - 30 April, allowing shooters to kill 22,298 turtle doves and 10,837 quail.

February 2010
Goa vets win award for poster pioneering orthopaedic surgery
Our vets in Goa have been awarded a gold medal at an international veterinary conference in India for their poster.

February 2010
Infant Sindi joins our family of rescued orangutans in Ketapang
A young female orangutan is the latest arrival at International Animal Rescue's centre in Ketapang, West Kalimantan.

January 2010
Malta to allow spring bird killing again
A petition calling on the government to maintain the ban on spring bird hunting in Malta is being vigorously supported by International Animal Rescue.

January 2010
Maltese Hunter hit by friend in shooting accident
A 20 year old Maltese hunter is fighting for his life in hospital following a shooting accident in which he was hit by a friend.

December 2009
Animal welfare history is made as the final curtain falls on dancing bears in India
A coalition of conservation and animal rescue groups has today made animal welfare history by taking the last dancing bears off the streets of India.

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