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A team from International Animal Rescue (IAR) flies out to India on 4 November to launch the next phase of its campaign to rescue dancing bears off the streets. Along the road from Delhi to Agra, not far...

In a landmark decision for wildlife in Malta, two hunters have received prison sentences for shooting at and killing three swans - a species protected by law. This is the first time custodial sentences have...

Malta joined the European Union on 1 May. During negotiations the government managed to obtain concessions for the hunters, one of which allows the spring shooting of quail and turtle doves and the trapping...

Every year we give an award for the best radio and TV programmes promoting animal welfare in Malta. This year it was given to the radio station as a whole and not to a particular programme. The radio station...

This year's event was a huge success, attracting large crowds in spite of some heavy downpours on Friday. I was told that there were 45,000 visitors on Saturday alone. There was plenty going on, with...

International Animal Rescue will again have a stand at this year’s British Birdwatching Fair at Egleton Nature Reserve, Rutland Water. And once again our thanks go to IAR supporters Colin Smith and his...

by Zion Jongstra, the Netherlands We were traveling through India when at a beach in Goa we met Woopie (a stray dog) who truly became our friend. He was very sick (mange). After a long internet search we...

Gloucester and England rugby hero Trevor Woodman has made a personal pledge to help us rescue the 'dancing' bears in India. Trevor signed up to IAR's campaign after his girlfriend Katy received our 'Free the...