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

Annual Review 2006

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Where we work

Indonesia India Malta United Kingdom United States

United Kingdom
The head office of International Animal Rescue is in Uckfield, East Sussex in the UK. We help marine wildlife in distress by providing an office and full administrative service for British Divers Marine Life Rescue.Through Catastrophes Cat Rescue in Sussex, IAR gives sanctuary to abandoned and unwanted cats and also conducts sterilisation and vaccination trips in Europe where there is a need to stabilise populations of feral cats and prevent the spread of disease.

United States
IAR’s US office is run by Laurence Van Atten from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Laurence organises lectures and fundraising events to raise awareness of IAR’s efforts.

India
IAR has veterinary clinics in Goa and Tamil Nadu. Our clinics sterilise cats and dogs and are registered with the Government of India under their Animal Birth Control (ABC) Scheme. We are also closely involved in the campaign to remove the dancing bears from the streets of India and we are the sole UK funder of bear sanctuaries in Agra in the north and Bannerghatta in the south of India.

Indonesia
Our Indonesian team focuses on the rescue and rehabilitation of macaque monkeys, slow lorises and the Brahminy kite.

Malta
Max Farrugia, Chairman of IAR Malta, runs a bird rehabilitation hospital in Valleta. Species that he has nursed back to health after shooting injuries have included honey buzzards, hobbies, kestrels and short eared owls. When they have recovered, rescued birds are released back into the wild.

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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