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"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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Dec 2004	Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre Visit our stand at this year’s fayre at Kensington Town Hall on Sunday, 5 December!
Dec 2004	IAR banner falls foul of local planning regulations Our bid to raise our profile in the run-up to Christmas has fallen foul of local advertising regulations in Tunbridge Wells.
Dec 2004	Bondla bears airlifted to safety Two endangered sloth bears kept in appalling conditions in a zoo in India have been rescued and flown to safety.
Nov 2004	Raju rescue paves the way to save more dancing bears Our team has arrived back in London after a successful mission to rescue dancing bears in India
Nov 2004	IAR ’gives a lift’ to sick animals in Goa Sick and injured animals will travel in comfort to a local animal rescue centre once it receives its new ambulance this week.
Oct 2004	Flying to the aid of dancing bears in India IAR team flies out on 4 November to launch the next phase of its campaign.
Oct 2004	Landmark prison sentence for swan killers in Malta Two Maltese hunters receive prison sentences for shooting at and killing three swans.
Sep 2004	Report from Malta By Max Farrugia, Chairman of IAR (Malta)
Sep 2004	IAR Malta Media Awards Every year we give an award for the best radio and TV programmes promoting animal welfare in Malta.
Sep 2004	Report from the British Birdwatching Fair Carrie Colliss on IAR’s presence at this year’s Birdwatching Fair.
Aug 2004	The 2004 British Birdwatching Fair IAR will again have a stand at this year’s British Birdwatching Fair at Egleton Nature Reserve, Rutland Water.
Aug 2004	Dog rescue in Goa By Zion Jongstra, the Netherlands
Jul 2004	Rugby hero pledges to help free the bears Gloucester and England rugby hero Trevor Woodman has made a personal pledge to help us rescue the ’dancing’ bears in India.
Apr 2004	And then the rain came... Jemma Sadler reports from Goa.
Apr 2004	Turn your computer desktop into a bear sanctuary! Meet Cybear.
Mar 2004	Dog killing, Kerala style An eyewitness account from IAR founder John Hicks
Mar 2004	IAR-backed sanctuary welcomes rescued bear cubs Five tiny sloth bear cubs confiscated during a police raid on wildlife poachers in India have been taken in by the Agra Bear Rescue Centre.
Jan 2004	Goa: The reason why... A personal account by Jemma Sadler, volunteer.
Jan 2004	Volunteering in Goa Kym Barratt reports on her experiences.

Latest News

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.