All Press Releases for Animal rescue

Rescue the Remedy for Orphaned African Penguin Chicks
30th October 2008
Yesterday, in a mercy mission to Dyer Island, officials rescued an initial 35 chicks and more will likely be collected from the island in the coming days. Dyer Island, situated about eight kilometres offshore from Gansbaai in the Western Cape, i Read more »
Animal Rescue operations underway in flooded Bihar, India
9th September 2008
On August 18th, a flash flood resulting from a broken embankment on the river Kosi in neighbouring Nepal swept away thousands of human beings and animals with many villages wiped off the face of the earth. Millions of people and cattle are stayin Read more »
Rehabilitated penguins are released following oil spill in Uruguay
17th July 2008
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org ) and local group SOCOBIOMA (Society for the Conservation of Biodiversity in Maldonado), led a coalition of NGOs tasked with this oiled wildlife response in South America. All animal Read more »
Midwest Animal Rescue Operation Ends in Success, 69 Pigs Brought to Safety
10th July 2008
"This rescue operation could not have been completed without the help of each individual on the ground representing these four organizations, as well as local law enforcement, the state department of agriculture and emergency responders who worked Read more »
Receding flood waters threaten hog rescue operation in Midwest
27th June 2008
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org), American Humane Association (www.americanhumane.org), Farm Sanctuary (www.farmsanctuary.org) and Animal Rescue League of Boston (www.arlboston.org) landed in Illinois one week ag Read more »
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 »