http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/theme/everything/rss.xml/1/15 en Spotlight Amboseli: help needed as the Maasai community turns a vital corner http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/spotlight-amboseli-help-needed-maasai-community-turns-vital-corner <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/about-us/elephants/bernard-m-tulito">Bernard. M. Tulito </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Thu, 12/27/2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><img alt="With the fast changing world, the Maasai of Amboseli are at a crossroads." class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/wordpress/Kenya143.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 233px;" title="With the fast changing world, the Maasai of Amboseli are at a crossroads." />With the fast changing world, the Maasai of Amboseli are at a cross road - to adopt the changes and survive or ignore them and perish.</p> </div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/spotlight-amboseli-help-needed-maasai-community-turns-vital-corner" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Elephants Wildlife trade Education Elephants Amboseli National Park elephant Maasai Nomads resources Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:14:30 +0000 Bernard. M. Tulito 83021 at http://www.ifaw.org At South Africa's Athlone School, children with special needs get a chance to learn about animals http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/south-africas-athlone-school-children-special-needs-get-chance-learn-about-animals <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/node/2533">Lisa Cant-Haylett</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Mon, 12/17/2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="343" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OJ4ZSSACP0I" width="610"></iframe></p> <p><em>In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed tell us about how these visually challenged children share this most positive of&nbsp;experiences. Take a moment to watch. - ED</em></p> </div><div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-embed-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-1" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-1"> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="292" width="460" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/OJ4ZSSACP0I&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" id="media-youtube-default-external-object-1"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OJ4ZSSACP0I&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <!-- Fallback content --> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ4ZSSACP0I"><img src="http://www.ifaw.org/sites/default/files/emvideo-youtube-OJ4ZSSACP0I_0.jpg" alt="See video" title="See video" width="460" height="292" /></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Education Turtles Africa blind children impaired kids learners South visual Video Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:31:35 +0000 Lisa Cant-Haylett 82986 at http://www.ifaw.org Unleashing the truth about online puppy sales http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/unleashing-truth-about-online-puppy-sales <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/node/82611">Ben Stein</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Tue, 12/11/2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><img alt="A new report by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), reveals that the Internet can be a tool for exploiting dogs." class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/wordpress/puppy_mill_web.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 223px; " title="A new report by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), reveals that the Internet can be a tool for exploiting dogs." />Puppies.&nbsp;They&rsquo;re cute. They&rsquo;re cuddly.</p> <p>Few moments are more exciting than the one when you bring a tiny, hyperactive bundle of warm joy home to your family for the first time.</p> </div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/unleashing-truth-about-online-puppy-sales" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Cats and dogs Education Cats & Dogs cute dogs Education online shopping puppies puppy mill Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:58:24 +0000 Ben Stein 82586 at http://www.ifaw.org Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel happens in Korea, and that's about all we can say right now http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/western-gray-whale-advisory-panel-happens-korea-and-thats-about-all-we-can-say-right-now <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/about-us/cats-and-dogs/anna-fillipova">Anna Fillipova</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Fri, 12/07/2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><img alt="New IUCN rules prevented reporting out from 12th Meeting of Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel in Busan, South Korea." class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/wordpress/gray_whale_web.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" title="New IUCN rules prevented reporting out from 12th Meeting of Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel in Busan, South Korea." />At the beginning of November, International Fund for Animal Welfare Russia took part in the 12th <a href="http://www.iucn.org/wgwap/wgwap/">Meeting of Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel</a> in Busan, South Korea.</p> </div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/western-gray-whale-advisory-panel-happens-korea-and-thats-about-all-we-can-say-right-now" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Whales Education Political advocacy Whales Busan gray Korea LNG mining oceans Research science seismic SONAR underwater whales Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:53:43 +0000 Anna Fillipova 82601 at http://www.ifaw.org Victories For Animals http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/resource-centre/victories-animals <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-label">Publication Date:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Tue, 11/06/2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p>Timeline of&nbsp; IFAW major victories from 1969 - present</p> </div> Cats and dogs Seals Whales Elephants Animal rescue Tigers Wildlife trade Education Political advocacy Bears Big Cats Cats & Dogs Dolphins Elephants Foxes Penguins Polar Bears Primates Raptors Rhinos Seals Tigers Turtles Whales Wolves fact sheet SR Fact Sheets Victories Other Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:40:32 +0000 adintino 80806 at http://www.ifaw.org Spotlight South Africa: teaching kids about animal welfare through story http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/spotlight-south-africa-teaching-kids-about-animal-welfare-through-story <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/node/2533">Lisa Cant-Haylett</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Wed, 10/24/2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><img alt="Kids look on as the Jungle Theatre Co. performs “A Dogs Life”." class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/wordpress/kids_web.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px; " title="Kids look on as the Jungle Theatre Co. performs “A Dogs Life”." />In Northern Sotho, the word Bosasa means &ldquo;the future&rdquo; and in this instance, it also happens to be the name of a small community located in close proximity to the Mdzananda Animal Clinic, a companion animal project of the International Fund for Animal Welfare in South Africa.</p> </div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/spotlight-south-africa-teaching-kids-about-animal-welfare-through-story" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Cats and dogs Education Cats & Dogs Education learning respect theatre understanding values Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:34:44 +0000 Lisa Cant-Haylett 80156 at http://www.ifaw.org