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Call for volunteers for 'Operation Hedgehog'

8 March 2005
International Animal Rescue is supporting a mission to rescue hedgehogs from the Western Isles of Scotland. We are calling for volunteers to help Uist Hedgehog Rescue (UHR)* catch and relocate hedgehogs from...

Horrific attacks on dogs in Kerala

5 February 2005
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. Both dogs had previously been sterilised at the clinic and had their ears...

Aid is brought to the Andaman Islands

22 January 2005
Following an urgent call for help from a local NGO based in Port Blair on the Andaman Islands, the relief team from Delhi was despatched there, armed with more than 100 kilos of medical and veterinary supplies.

Amazing stories of survival

17 January 2005
These are a few of the extraordinary narrow escapes some animals have had: Dog Ramu was washed into a plastic pot by the huge wave, and this probably saved his life. He was later found still stuck in the pot...

Bondla bears airlifted to safety

3 December 2004
Two endangered sloth bears kept in appalling conditions in a zoo in India have been rescued and flown to safety. The bears, which had been used illegally as dancing bears, suffered more physically and...

Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre

2 December 2004
We have a stand at this year’s Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre at Kensington Town Hall, Horton Street, London W8, Sunday 5 December from 10am to 5pm. This annual event is organised by Animal Aid, bringing...