International Animal Rescue
Dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of suffering animals

IAR founder John Hicks and friend

"Each and every one of us has the ability to look at an animal and see if that animal is in pain. And if an animal is in pain, surely if we are human – if we are caring, thinking people – surely it is our responsibility to try to do whatever we can to stop that suffering."

John Hicks, IAR Founder

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Everyday our rescue and rehabilitation team in India is helping to save .dancing. bears from a life of cruelty and suffering. We can keep you up to date with all the developments on the ground by sending news updates and pictures straight to the mailbox in your Cybear sanctuary.

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May 2008
Live music event at the home of Rudyard Kipling will raise funds for the dancing bears in India
On 2 & 3 August Bateman’s in Burwash, East Sussex - former home of The Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling - is the venue for a live show starring Deana Martin, daughter of the legendary Dean Martin.

May 2008
Malta - Rare song birds seized from illegal trapper
A bird trapper in Malta has been caught red-handed illegally trapping three rare species of song bird.

May 2008
IAR celebrates relocation of one thousand Uist hedgehogs
The Uist Hedgehog Rescue (UHR) coalition, of which IAR is a founding member, is celebrating the relocation of more than 1,000 hedgehogs from the Uists and their release into new territories on the mainland.

May 2008
Bill Bailey and pets support protest against dog killing in Kerala
Bill Bailey, comedian, actor and musician and valued patron of International Animal Rescue, supported the charity’s campaign against dog killing in Kerala on 2 May by joining a peaceful protest outside the Indian High Commission in London.

Apr 2008
IAR welcomes ban on spring hunting in Malta
International Animal Rescue has warmly welcomed the decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to ban spring hunting in Malta. This is an interim measure, preventing the government from opening the 2008 hunting and trapping season for turtle dove and quail.

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