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Dec 2006	IAR issues the Christmas Survival Guide for dogs and cats IAR has issued its top ten tips for giving dogs and cats a cruelty-free Christmas.
Dec 2006	IAR Malta joins protest against animal cruelty International Animal Rescue Malta is joining a coalition of 20 organisations holding a demonstration against animal circuses.
Dec 2006	IAR supports emergency rescue in Beirut During the summer IAR supported two local volunteers who flew to Beirut to help animals caught up in the bombing.
Dec 2006	IAR launches exciting new project in Indonesia to combat primate trade IAR formally announces the expansion of its activity into Indonesia to combat the trade in primates.
Dec 2006	IAR seeks volunteers to help collar stray dogs in Goa IAR is looking for people travelling to Goa who might be able to help the charity by taking a pack of collars with them.
Nov 2006	TV vet Scott Miller joins our campaign to free the bears Following a visit in September to our bear sanctuaries in India, vet Dr Scott Miller from ‘This Morning’ TV is adding his voice to our ‘free the bears’ campaign.
Nov 2006	Snake slithers to safety thanks to IAR Goa IAR Goa comes to the rescue of an injured Russell’s viper, one of the most dangerous and poisonous snakes in Asia.
Nov 2006	Thanks to all our supporters and volunteers! So many people show their support in so many ways and it is because of these people that we are able to do our work for the animals in Goa.
Nov 2006	Monkey mayhem in Goa Chaos broke out at the Goa Rescue Centre recently - a whirl wind called Panee arrived - the latest baby monkey to have been rescued.
Nov 2006	Injured osprey handed over to IAR Malta for treatment Max Farrugia is treating a young osprey that was rescued by Members of the Armed Forces of Malta’s Maritime Squadron.
Oct 2006	Animal charities set to defy critics and make history in India By stamping out the dancing bear trade.
Oct 2006	IAR team to the rescue of a bull in India Reports of an injured bull in the town of Candolim reach the IAR centre in Goa.
Sep 2006	UK seal slaughter provokes call for improved legislation to protect seals A total of thirteen UK organisations are calling for legislation to better protect seals.
Jul 2006	IAR takes on a new primate project in Indonesia IAR is to support ProAnimalia rescuing primates and kites in Indonesia.
Jun 2006	Alan Knight, head of IAR, is awarded an OBE Alan Knight, CEO of International Animal Rescue, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Jun 2006	Young suppporters raise funds for IAR Ewan Runciman and friend Nicola raised the magnificent sum of £81 at a May Fair.
May 2006	IAR and Gossypium announce new partnership Together helping animals, people and the environment in India.
May 2006	IAR teams up with Naturetrek for a walk on the wild side International Animal Rescue has entered into an exciting new partnership with Naturetrek.
May 2006	IAR and WSOS announce third bear sanctuary Creation of a third bear sanctuary in Bhopal, India brings an end to the cruel dancing bear trade one step closer.
May 2006	IAR Trichy celebrates its first Anniversary Looking back on an exciting year of progress and growth at the centre.
Apr 2006	Latest news from IAR Goa IAR Goa braces itself for the dogs that get left behind.
Mar 2006	Threat of bird flu hasn’t halted shooting in Malta It is deeply regrettable that the government in Malta has chosen not to suspend spring shooting in spite of the threat of avian flu.
Mar 2006	UK dental team returns to India to give more rescued bears a pain-free future A dentist and a specialist dental vet have made a second trip to India to ease the pain of more bears.
Mar 2006	Monkey business in Goa A new and very sad phenomenon arrived on the beaches in North Goa: the trade in baby bonnet macaque monkeys.
Mar 2006	New patrons help IAR prove that dancing bear trade is no laughing matter Fellow comedians Bill Bailey and Jo Brand pledge their support.
Mar 2006	New research shows that relocation of hedgehogs is the humane alternative to killing them We welcome new scientific research which shows that hedgehogs can be successfully relocated.
Jan 2006	Thames whale rescue: report Preliminary findings from a post mortem examination by veterinary scientists from the Zoological Society of London.
Jan 2006	IAR team helps support the Thames whale rescue It was ’all hands on deckrsquo; in our office when news came in of a whale swimming in the Thames.

Latest News

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.