Animal Rescue
One simple goal—rescue more animals in crisis and return them home.
Animals are facing more threats than ever to their survival. together we can do so much to save more animals.
Prepare people & rescue animals
Care for & release wildlife
Reunite & rehome companion animals
Every dollar spent on preparation saves $13 in response and recovery costs. You can make sure rescued animals receive the care they need, no matter how long it takes for them to heal. You can reunite rescued pets with their people.
Your gift in support of Animal Rescue helps IFAW animal rescue experts get there in time with their full focus on the animals in crisis.
Together we can save more animals.
Click here to support this heroic effort now.
Keep reading to find out where IFAW Animal Rescue experts have helped animals.
"Rescuing every individual animal matters. Wild populations have dropped by half. Natural disasters have increased four-fold."
When you support IFAW's Animal Rescue initiatives our experts can be ready to respond in an emergency, with their full focus on helping animals in crisis.
In the news
After being evacuated from war-torn Ukraine, rescued lioness Yuna goes outside for the first time at her new home in the UK, The Big Cat Sanctuary. Photo: © The Big Cat Sanctuary
How IFAW has helped animals and people during the Ukraine crisis
IFAW has worked with partners in Ukraine to rescue animals impacted by the war and provide emergency medical treatment and sheltering.
June 30, 2022
aid to Tonga in the wake of 2022 tsunami
IFAW-supported Bear Rescue and Rehab Centre in India helps Asiatic black bears survive and return to the wild
IFAW Disaster Response team and Animal Rescue Network partners dispatch to help animals in crisis around the world. As natural disasters have become more frequent and intense as result of climate change, our experts are in greater demand than ever before. IFAW