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IFAW Receives $250,000 Grant from Disney to Help Rescue Animals from Natural Disasters and Emergencies

adintino — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:40:24 +0000

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Thu, 11/15/2012

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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (www.ifaw.org) announced today a $250,000 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund to support IFAW’s efforts to rescue animals from disasters, and to assist IFAW and its partners to prepare their rescue personnel for emergencies.

ASPCA Rescues Animal Victims of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey

adintino — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:05:04 +0000

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Sun, 11/04/2012

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The ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), at the request of the Ocean County Health Department and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department in Toms River, N.J., has dispatched its disaster response team to conduct water and land search-and-rescue for animals affected by the devastating storm that struck Ocean County.

International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) Film “Removed” Selected for Eugene International Film Festival

adintino — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:30:06 +0000

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Wed, 10/17/2012

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“Removed,” a film produced and directed by International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW www.ifaw.org) Richard Moos, will be featured at the 2012 Eugene International Film Festival which runs from October 18-21 in Eugene, Oregon.

With yearly submissions hailing from around 35 countries, the festival appeals to both filmmakers and movie audiences. The winning films are selected by a panel comprised of media arts professionals.

IFAW rushes animal rescue and sheltering teams to Gulf Coast following Hurricane Isaac

adintino — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:24:59 +0000

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Fri, 08/31/2012

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Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) have mobilized teams to Alexandria, Louisiana and Waveland, Mississippi to assist in animal rescue and sheltering efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac that made landfall Tuesday evening in Plaquemines Parish, LA as a category 1 storm.

IFAW Wildlife Rescue Center celebrates 10 years and 1,600 animals saved

adintino — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:41:48 +0000

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Tue, 08/28/2012

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An elephant calf injured in a village, a rhino orphaned by poachers, a full-grown tiger discovered in a well and a leopard found in a house! These are four of 1,600 animals and 150 species saved in the last ten years at IFAW’s Wildlife Rescue Center in northeast, India.

Tigers, lions, and other exotic animals rushed to wildlife sanctuaries as facility folds in Ohio

adintino — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:35:56 +0000

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Fri, 06/01/2012

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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.ifaw.org) announced today an emergency grant to help cover medicine and transportation costs to move 32 exotic animals from a failing facility in Ohio to accredited sanctuaries in North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Nevada and California. The rescue comes a week after the Ohio House voted in favor of Senate Bill 310 which would ban the acquisition, sale and breeding of big cats and other restricted species in the state.