All Press Releases for Animal rescue

Rescue groups respond to animals trapped in Midwest floods
23rd June 2008
Staging at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Quincy, Illinois, the three groups – the first to enter Illinois to assist in animal relief – have set up a temporary shelter, which is growing each day. Twenty fawns, rescued by local groups Read more »
IFAW provides humane solution to avoid dog culls in earthquake zone
2nd June 2008
“This agreement is a major breakthrough,” said Jackson Zee, IFAW rescue leader. “Chinese media have been filled with reports of people evacuating with their pets, being comforted by their pets, and even saved by their pets after Read more »
IFAW Sends Relief Supplies to Earthquake Epicenter
25th May 2008
“The disaster has brought tremendous sufferings to millions of lives,” said Grace Ge Gabriel, IFAW’s Asia Regional Director. “We express our deepest sympathy to the victims of the earthquake. In addition to providing supplie Read more »
Food Relief for Pets Affected by Johannesburg Unrest
20th May 2008
CLAW (Community Led Animal Welfare) which works in townships and informal settlements across Gauteng reports that companion animals were abandoned as their owners scrambled to flee the xenophobic violence that has spread across South Africa’ Read more »
Volcano eruption in Chile spells danger for animals
15th May 2008
According to media reports, farmers left behind about 40,000 head of livestock, and officials expressed fear that many of them could die. Local animal welfare groups are greatly concerned for thousands of companion and farm animals that have been Read more »
Animals in Myanmar Need Help
9th May 2008
“We are monitoring the situation as best we can but it is critical that IFAW get a team on the ground to assess the affect of the disaster on animals,” said Fred O’Regan, CEO of IFAW. “The sooner the better. When animals wit Read more »