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Hundreds of thousands of dogs and cats are without veterinary care in South Africa; an impossible number to count or even Read more »
Emergency Relief director, Ian Robinson prepares to release a rehabilitated mute swan. Shiver was one of 13 mute swans Read more »
A four year battle to return a group of illegally smuggled gorillas to their home country of Cameroon may now be ending. Read more »
On Monday, September 4th, snakes, crocodiles and animal lovers around the world mourned the loss of one of Australia’s Read more »
The animal rescue teams in India have been facing some of the worst flooding conditions ever. I was floored to hear that Read more »
AN IFAW ER animal rescue team member carries a pomeranian rescued from the balcony of a flooded house in New Orleans. ( Read more »
40,000 people in the Philippines await their fate as the Mayon volcano eruption intensifies in the Philippines. Thousands Read more »
The one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is approaching. This week Spike Lee debuted his new documentary, "When Read more »
The cow was rescued and reunited with the owner. IFAW has supported PFA Mumbai's animal disaster flood relief in Read more »
As 2012 comes to an end, and the scale of the work we have ahead sinks in, this highlight video produced by our Watch Video »
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed Watch Video »
On November 27, three young tigers appeared near a military unit located 8 km away from Yakovlevka village, Primorsky krai Watch Video »
In the video above, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asks for your support of Wildlife Conservation Day.
As Watch Video »
Following the success of the 21st International Conference on Bear Research and Management held last week in Delhi, today Watch Video »
In this short video, the International Fund for Animal Welfare Animal Rescue team including members from the Animal Rescue Watch Video »
If you’ve been following the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s animal rescue work, you may remember a Watch Video »
In the video above, Peter Pueschel, International Fund for Animal Welfare Programme Director, describes the massive impact Watch Video »
The Zambian game hunting industry appears to be in disarray following the suspension of licences and the apparent firing of top officials within the country’s Wildlife Authority (ZAWA).
In December, Zambia’s Minister of Tourism and Arts, Read more »
The Republic of Korea has confirmed its plans to pursue non-lethal whale research as an alternative to the cruelty of so-called scientific whaling.
Tens of thousands of people around the world, many of them IFAW supporters, emailed the Korean governm Read more »
The Japanese whaling fleet has left port for Antarctica to train its harpoons on around 1,000 whales.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) is disappointed that the Japanese government continues to prop up this needless slaugh Read more »
Reports today suggest that Tanzania has decided to withdraw its controversial proposal to sell over 100 000kg of ivory to China and Japan. The proposal was due to be debated in March at the next CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endange Read more »
The Board of Directors of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) today announced the appointment of Mr. Azzedine Downes as the new President and CEO, effective 1 January 2013.
“We are delighted that Mr. Downes has accepte Read more »
A new investigation into online puppy sales highlights the problem of the Internet being used as a tool for exploiting dogs and consumers.
To bring awareness to the magnitude of the issue, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.if Read more »
The Republic of Korea has abandoned its plans to resume whaling, following international outcry.
Tens of thousands of people around the world, many of them IFAW supporters, emailed the Korean government in protest after it announced its intention to Read more »
Promoting the conservation and protection of endangered species, the U.S. State Department has declared December 4, Wildlife Conservation Day and calls on individuals around the globe to join the fight by signing its Wildlife Pledge to help save impe Read more »
The new Environment Action Programme adopted today is a clear signal that the environment remains a priority for the European Union. However, the continued unsustainable use and abuse of wildlife calls for more urgent and drastic measures than those Read more »
IFAW approaches helping communities care for their dogs and cats by working with community leaders and local partners to ensu Read more »
Over the past decade, the public has increasingly moved from
buying their dogs in person to buying their pet dogs online.
T Read more »
Around the world, safe wild places for bears are disappearing. Mankind is destroying bear habitat at an alarming rate, and to Read more »
Killing with Keystrokes 2.0: IFAW's investigation into the European online ivory trade surveyed websites in the UK, Franc Read more »
This report was filed this morning by the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Emergency Responder Michael Booth who is Read more »
It has been an adventurous few days, getting to the Canary Islands and meeting up with the team from Song of the Whale. Read more »
Beth Allgood and Mayumi Sakoh from IFAW' s Washington DC office will be joining the Song of the Whale team in the Canary Read more »
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's government said on Monday it would allow 40 minke whales to be hunted, ending a temporary Read more »
The Last Whale, a true Australian story set in the 1970s about the battle for the last whaling station in the English- Read more »
Australia's first National Whale Day will be Saturday 14 June 2008!
Australia is world renowned for its incredible coastline Read more »
CLAW (Community Led Animal Welfare) which works in townships and informal
settlements across Gauteng reports that companion Read more »
“Closing the trophy hunting loophole removes an unnecessary
threat to the polar bear’s survival,” said Read more »
Iceland’s Fisheries Minister announced a quota of 40 minke whales earlier today despite the damage to the country’s economy Read more »
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Ivory Worship - Thousands of elephants die each year so that their tusks can be carved into religious objects. Can the slaughter be stopped? See the original article »
Japan, Norway, others vote down South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary - The Los Angeles Times See the original article »
Mysterious Cape Cod dolphin beachings continue - CBSNEWS.com See the original article »
The New York Times: Dozens of Stranded Dolphins on Cape Cod Shores Perplex Rescuers See the original article »
The UAE National: "Falcon smuggler arrested at airport" - IFAW's Elsayed Mohamed is quoted: See the original article »
The Guardian: Activists push for international ban on legal trade in polar bear items See the original article »
Los Angeles Times - "South Korea said to be scrapping whaling plan after outcry" - IFAW's Matt Collis is quoted: See the original article »
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