All Press Releases for Animal rescue

IFAW team aids thousands of animals in Indonesia earthquake disaster
12th June 2006
IFAW’s Emergency Relief Team is working with CARE, a local animal welfare group, to provide veterinary care to livestock and other animals in the villages, south of Yogyakarta, which were flattened in the earthquake. In the two weeks si Read more »
IFAW Rescues Elephant Calf From Poachers
23rd February 2006
IFAW rescuers who responded to an oil spill in Estonia found the female swan with its feet and body frozen in ice. The swan had been oiled and was near death. Rescuers – who nicknamed the swan “Shiver” – cut her free from th Read more »
IFAW ER Team helps wildlife at Estonia oil spill
6th February 2006
The oil spill reached shore on January 28 and has spread to affect more than 50 kilometers of coastline around Ristna, Estonia. To date, more than 2,000 dead birds have washed up on the beach. IFAW estimates an additional 10,000 seabirds are at ri Read more »
Hurricane Dog Flies Cross-Country to Reunite With Family
4th October 2005
Benetting is one of more than 5,000 companion animals affected by Hurricane Katrina, many of which are only now able to reunite with their owners who were displaced by the disaster. Pedro Garnica and his wife and son evacuated out of the hurricane Read more »
IFAW Moves Katrina Animals From Rita’s Path
22nd September 2005
The Hurricane Katrina animals have hopscotched across the state of Louisiana; this is their third relocation in three weeks. After their initial rescue from the floods of New Orleans, they were brought to a temporary shelter in Gonzales, then move Read more »
IFAW Helps Move Hurricane Animals to California Shelters
16th September 2005
IFAW teams continue daily animal rescue missions searching for animals that have been reported missing or abandoned. Missing pet data continues to be compiled from concerned pet owners. (IFAW Missing Pet Database -- www.ifaw.org/us/missingpets.) On Read more »