Continuing hope for worthy global animal welfare standards at Paris OIE meeting

Mon, 05/21/2012
Continuing hope for worthy global animal welfare standards at Paris OIE meeting

We frequently receive correspondence from International Fund for Animal Welfare supporters when they travel oversees and are shocked to see how animals are treated in other parts of the world.

In fact there is growing interest and concern about animals around the world but governments are often very slow to respond to their citizens' demands for improved animal welfare standards.

Partnership with Dubai Customs: A local collaboration preventing wildlife crime

Mon, 05/21/2012
Partnership with Dubai Customs: A local collaboration preventing wildlife crime

c. Maha Oda/IFAWThis week, Dubai Customs and International Fund for Animal Welfare in Dubai signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU aims to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by reducing commercial exploitation of animals.

Bericht aus Bali: Hilfe für Hunde an Ort und Stelle

Don, 05/17/2012
Bericht aus Bali: Hilfe für Hunde an Ort und Stelle

Janice Girardi von der vom IFAW unterstützten Organisation Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) berichtet von  ihrer Arbeit für die Straßenhunde von Bali.

Rec Boaters Need To Watch Out For Whales – New Report

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Mon, 05/21/2012
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Recreational boaters need a greater understanding of what to do when encountering whales and dolphins according to IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare www.ifaw.org) following a review of potential impact from recreational boaters.

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Spotlight Switzerland: Dolphins died from drug poisoning

Die, 05/15/2012
Spotlight Switzerland: Dolphins died from drug poisoning

Humans keep animals for many reasons – for companionship, for protection, for food and fiber, for transport, for entertainment. We have absolute power over the animals in our care and with that power comes responsibility to meet their needs.

Response to The Sunday Mail's Kangaroo Island Penguin Center article

Don, 05/10/2012
Response to The Sunday Mail's Kangaroo Island Penguin Center article

Dear Editor

I am writing in response to comments made by Kangaroo Island’s Penguin Centre owner John Ayliffe, in the article ‘Kangaroo Island may cull New Zealand fur seals to save penguins’, Sunday Mail on 5 May 2012.

Battling the elements to collar orphaned bears in India

Son, 05/20/2012
IFAW-WTI veterinarian Dr. Abhijit Bhawal places a radio collar on a sedated Asia

IFAW-WTI veterinarian Dr. Abhijit Bhawal places a radio collar on a sedated Asiatic black bear in India. © IFAW-WTI. S.BarbaruahUsually radio-collaring Asiatic black bears involves travelling to the forest site in a vehicle and a few hours journey on foot in the forest, tranquilising and radio collaring them.

New South Wales southern right whales get more protection

Fre, 05/18/2012
New South Whales southern right whales get more protection

Very quietly and without the usual PR fanfare the NSW Government has listed the southern right whale as endangered in NSW. That’s good news, in a way. It seems ironic that we can feel pleased that the numbers of this species are so low that they’ve reached a new listing level. Regardless we extend our congratulations to the NSW Government for this move to grant greater protection to these wonderful animals.