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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

Annual Review 2006

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Media: Video Footage

The dancing bears of India

The dancing bears of India
Featuring IAR patron Bill Bailey.

The plight of the dancing bear

The plight of the dancing bear
A dancing bear on the street in India.

Cutting free a bear

Cutting free a bear
The rope is removed from a rescued bear by Kartick from Wildlife SOS, our partner charity in India.

Happy and free from pain

Happy and free from pain
Rescued bears play together at the Agra sanctuary.

Scott Miller on ITV This Morning

TV vet Scott Miller on ITV
Scott visits the Agra bear sanctuary for ITV’s This Morning television.

Patron Bill Bailey in India

Patron Bill Bailey in India
Bill meets the Kalandar gypsies who are surrendering their bears to find new ways of earning a living.

Patron Bill Bailey in India

Patron Bill Bailey in India
Bill gets ‘up close and personal’ with a rescued cub at the sanctuary.

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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