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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Media: Media Coverage

May 3 2008

Crawley Observer
Comic joins animal protest
Comedian Bill Bailey has taken part in a protest organised by an East Sussex animal charity against the illegal killing of dogs in India.

Apr 27 2008

The Jakarta Post
Femke den Haas: Rescuing endangered animals
Den Haas, a Dutch national born in 1977 in Yaoende, Cameroon, has been working to improve the welfare of animals in Indonesia through the JAAN.

Apr 17 2008

The Times
Malta bird-hunters become prey as volunteers try to stop slaughter
Hunters who are willing to defy an international ban and shoot thousands of birds as they migrate from Africa to mainland Europe are being confronted by furious bird lovers in Malta.

Mar 16 2008

Público.es
Macacos sin dientes a tres euros
Una veterinaria española denuncia el maltrato de animales en los mercados.

Jan 11 2008

Earthtimes.org
Endangered Gibbons Get a Helping Hand in the New Year
After successfully relocating three Bornean gibbons last year, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) partners again with International Animal Rescue (IAR) and Kalaweit Foundation to move 5 Sumatran Agile gibbons and 8 siamangs from Cikananga Animal Rescue Centre.

Dec 30 2007

The People
Petrified
Help exotic creatures snatched and tortured to be sold as pets.

Dec 29 2007

Daily Mirror
Rescue of the dancing bears
A sanctuary for the cubs once destined for a life of torment.

Dec 22 2007

Telegraph
Slow loris trade in Indonesia under scrutiny
Their enormous round eyes and cuddly coats make the Slow loris one of the world’s most appealing animals. Unfortunately the same characteristics make it a prime target for poachers who sell the small and vulnerable creature as ‘pets’.

Dec 11 2007

Times of Malta
Animal lovers urged to protest against circus
Animal lovers are being urged to turn up in Floriana tomorrow evening to protest against the use of animals in circuses as the Circo Aquatico starts its shows on the Granaries.

Nov 25 2007

Times of Malta
Anti-circus protest roars into action
Behind the glitter and glitz of the circus lay a cruel world of untold animal suffering, said the Circus Animal Rights Coalition, as it protested yesterday against the Circo Aquatico which is due to perform in Malta.

Nov 21 2007

Telegraph
Injured eagle may never return to the wild
A rare lesser spotted eagle shot illegally by hunters in Malta is recovering after a series of operations but may never been fit enough to be released back into the wild.

Oct 30 2007

Hindustan Times
Working to save stray cattle in Goa

Sep 27 2007

Telegraph
Malta’s hunters monitored for illegal activities
Bird conservation groups have clashed with hunters on the island of Malta.

Sep 20 2007

Mirror: Science & Technology Blog
Bear rescue
This little bear cub called Bhuna is the latest to be rescued in India.

Sep 12 2007

BBC News
Animal campaigners in circus demo
Animal welfare groups have protested outside a travelling circus which has lions, tigers, camels and zebras.

Sep 11 2007

Telegraph
What to do when a tiger gets a toothache
How do you pull a tooth from a Bengal tiger? (678kb)

Aug 26 2007

The People
Starving to death in a sanctuary
Rescue tragedy of forgotten animals

Jul 17 2007

The Argus
Bill helps dancing bears
Comedian Bill Bailey has joined forces with International Animal Rescue in an appeal to help end the suffering of dancing bears on the streets of India.

May 30 2007

BBC News
City mascot returns to Jakarta
Off the coast of the capital, a small team funded by the UK charity International Animal Rescue has been quietly battling the illegal trade to repopulate the area with kites.

May 29 2007

The Sun
Pooch is a real monkey mutt

May 21 2007

BBC News
Kites released into the wild
Animal rescue teams in Indonesia are reintroducing the Brahminy Kite to its natural habitat in the area

May 19 2007

My Weekly
Line of Fire
Fancy putting your head in the mouth of a bear with a very sore tooth? That’s how Lisa Milella spends her holidays! (186kb)

Apr 3 2007

The Malta Independent
Two NGOs ask for EU clarification
Nature Trust (Malta) and International Animal Rescue Malta called on the European Union yesterday to clarify the situation regarding spring hunting in Malta

Apr 3 2007

Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Bearly surviving
Boylston woman helps international agency rescue ‘dancing’ bears in India

Mar 31 2007

The Hindu
Poisoning of stray dogs invites wrath from animal lovers
Deike Schacht from our Tamil Nadu clinic speaks out (224kb)

Mar 29 2007

Shrewsbury Record
When the dancing stops
Shrewsbury woman opens International Animal Rescue office (643kb)

Mar 4 2007

The Hindustan
Steps being made to increase the number of bears at the Bear Conservation Centre in Keetham, near Agra
Chief Wildlife Warden of Uttar Pradesh endorses Agra bear sanctuary (135kb)

Nov 26 2006

The People
Unbearable
'The People' joins fight to save the dancing bears with the help of Vet Scott Miller (411kb)

Oct 29 2006

Sunday Mail
The Dance of Death
Vet Scott Miller travels to India to save tortured animals (387kb)

Sep 29 2006

BBC Cornwall
A trip to Monkey Island

Mar 2006

Third Sector
Trustee Talk
Paul Cassar, International Animal Rescue (439kb)

Dec 22 2005

BBC Cornwall
Bailey and the Bears

Nov 25 2005

The Daily Telegraph
British dentist eases pain of India’s dancing bears
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Apr 16 2005

Telegraph Weekend
Hunters in their sights
A new speedboat will help stop the slaughter in Malta of birds bound for Britain (925kb)

Nov 13 2004

The Daily Telegraph
Charities help to rescue India’s dancing bears
(976kb)

Nov 5 2004

The Mirror
UNBEARABLE
..but at last there's hope for tortured ‘dancing’ animals)

Feb 2003

Sunday Express
Freedom for the bears that danced in fear
After years of torture, the dancing bears of India are learning to trust humans again.(87kb)

June 2008
Update on IAR’s work in Indonesia
As well as macaques and slow lorises, our team in Indonesia has ended the suffering of a number of endangered Javan gibbons living in misery in a centre known as Cikananga.

June 2008
Goa vets examine hawksbill sea turtle
In June the vets at the International Animal Rescue centre in Goa had an unusual patient in the form of a giant Hawksbill sea turtle.

June 2008
IAR speaks out against the Great British Circus scandal
International Animal Rescue is urging people to stay away from the Great British Circus during its visit to Tonbridge because it uses a variety of animals in its acts, including lions, tigers, camels and zebras.

May 2008
Live music event at the home of Rudyard Kipling will raise funds for the dancing bears in India
CANCELLED. 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.

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