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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 2005	Reporting from Goa A month in the life of a volunteer and a big thank you to everyone whose efforts to support our work are priceless.
Dec 2005	IAR brings glad tidings for bears in India Announcing the creation of a second sanctuary for rescued bears in Bangalore.
Dec 2005	Comedian Bill Bailey backs bear rescues in India At the end of November UK comedian and actor Bill Bailey squeezed a visit to India into his busy work schedule.
Dec 2005	British dentist brings relief to bears with sore heads A UK dentist has returned to his practice in Chichester after travelling to India and performing groundbreaking surgery on rescued dancing bears.
Nov 2005	Harry Potter artist puts bears in the picture to help IAR An exciting new painting that will be auctioned to support IAR’s work rescuing dancing bears in India.
Nov 2005	British dentist gives rescued bears something to chew on IAR trustee takes time out from his dental practice to fly to India and perform pioneering surgery on the rescued dancing bears.
Oct 2005	Captive wild birds rescued by Goa team Following a tip off from a member of the Forest Department in Goa, we headed for Mapusa city to confiscate some birds which had been illegally captured.
Sep 2005	Taking the heat out of animal rescue in New Orleans We are supporting the rescue operation in New Orleans by sending out special vests to keep the rescuers cool.
Sep 2005	Goa team rescues a bull from a well Following the dramatic rescue, IAR is sending its team at the Goa rescue centre a new and longer ladder to help them with similar rescue operations in future.
Sep 2005	Brighton bids boost IAR’s bear campaign An email auction organised by Brighton woman Phillipa Alexander raises £6,000 for IAR’s dancing bear campaign.
Sep 2005	Mystery Harry Potter theme painting raises funds for IAR A mystery painting by two Sussex artists was the prize in a ’search and silent auction’ to raise funds for IAR.
Sep 2005	Hurricane Katrina IAR sets the wheels in motion to send emergency funding to rescue teams.
Aug 2005	IAR scores a century at bear sanctuary We are happy to announce the rescue of three sloth bear cubs, bringing the total number of bears in our sanctuary near the Taj Mahal to 101.
Aug 2005	Sussex artist uses his talent to raise funds for IAR Nature-loving artist Andrew Fitchett from Lewes in Sussex is using his talent to support IAR.
Aug 2005	IAR helps save lions from drowning in floods in India IAR has sent £3000 in response to a call for help from Indian charity Wildlife SOS.
Jul 2005	Latest news from Trichy Latest news from Trichy Deike Schacht, Veterinary Surgeon, reports on the latest developments at her clinic in Tamil Nadu.
Jul 2005	IAR helps to protect British wildlife We are doing our bit to protect British wildlife by giving support to Folly Wildlife Rescue Centre in Eridge Green in Kent.
Jul 2005	Report from the Asia for Animals Conference (AfA 2005) Dr Astrid Almeida, Veterinary Director of IAR Goa, gave a presentation at this year’s conference, held in Singapore.
Jun 2005	The 2005 British Birdwatching Fair IAR will again have a stand at this year’s British Birdwatching Fair from 19–21 August at Egleton Nature Reserve, Rutland Water.
May 2005	New vet clinic receives donation of vital veterinary equipment The donation of a vital piece of equipment to a new veterinary practice in Hailsham will be invaluable in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Apr 2005	Latest report from the IAR team in Malta Alan Knight, Carrie Colliss and Lis Key travelled to Malta to hand over the new high speed patrol boat to the police.
Apr 2005	The IAR team reports from Malta After waking at dawn to the sound of shooting close by we set out to investigate.
Apr 2005	IAR ’pushes the boat out’ to catch illegal hunters in Malta We unveil our latest weapon in the fight against the illegal shooting of birds migrating over Malta.
Apr 2005	Opening of new IAR dog clinic in Tamil Nadu, India International Animal Rescue is delighted to announce the opening of its latest dog clinic and shelter in Trichy.
Mar 2005	Foresters Friendly Society sponsors IAR’s Bear Sanctuary Foresters Friendly Society has partnered with IAR to help rescue and provide a safe refuge for India’s persecuted dancing bears.
Mar 2005	Call for volunteers for ’Operation Hedgehog’ IAR is supporting a mission to rescue hedgehogs from the Western Isles of Scotland.
Feb 2005	Horrific attacks on dogs in Kerala Avis Lyons who runs the IAR clinic in Kerala has sent in a very upsetting account of the recent killing of two dogs on Kovalam beach.
Jan 2005	IAR team comes to aid of victims of tsunami crisis As soon as news of the tsunami disaster came in, IAR founder John Hicks mobilised a veterinary team from Animal Tracks, IAR’s clinic in Goa.