international fund for animal welfare's - "world of animals" - issue 1

8/14/2019 International Fund for Animal Welfare's - "World of Animals" - Issue 1

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Issue no. 1 2009

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When disasters strike... As f es aged in Aust a ia, IFAW us ed t save wi d i e.

Sealing more victories...IFAWs fg t t end e ia sea ing as gaineds e ast unding su ess!

A P b ica i h I a i a F A i a W a


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When Disasters Strike...IFAWs supporters are there or the animals.

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Animal MattersIFAW news rom around the world.

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Juliana KickertsLegacy o Kindness

A dedicated supporter makes a generous lasting gi t.

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Sealing Their FateIFAWs 40-year-campaign is winning victories!page 10 11

A Shy Celebrity Sam was the ace o hope or bush re survivors.

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Welcome to the rst edition o IFAWs World o Animals,designed to bring you the stories behind some o IFAWscampaigns and successes. I hope you will nd thisnewsletter engaging and in ormative, and that you will

eel proud o the achievements you make possible.

Fred ORegan,President and Chie Executive O cer

IFAW rushed to rescue burned animalsemerging rom the re zone - koalas,possums, kangaroos, dogs, an orphanedbaby deer, even horses and birds. In all, IFAWhelped save 142 animals and provided them

with veterinary care, ood and water, medicineand bandages. As is o ten the case, care

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When Disasters Strike...

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WhenDisasters Strike... When the worst fres in Australias history turned the bush into a

blackened wasteland, people mourned unimaginable loss. As dazedanimals wandered rom the orests, people elt a small glimmer o hope that some li e survived.

IFAW All Photographs IFAW unless otherwi se indicated Cover photograph rom Istock Images InternAtIonAl Fund For AnImAl WelFAre page 3


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IFAW is a world leader in emergencyresponse:

In the USA, IFAW helped ederal andstate agencies develop disaster-responseguidelines and contributed to legislationrequiring evacuation plans or animalsduring disasters.

A ter the devastating earthquake in China,IFAW was the only international animal

wel are organization invited to help cats,dogs and arm animals in 18 villages.

IFAWs bear rescue center in Russia haspioneered hand-rearing o orphaned cubs

or return to the wild.

In India, we provide veterinary care andround-the-clock bottle eeding to orphanedleopard cubs, baby elephants and babyrhinos ... some have lost their mothers infoods, some to poachers.

IFAW is also the global leader in oilspill animal rescue.

We have responded to 25 oil spills in 15countries. Following the Treasure oil spill

continued long a ter the emergency adedrom the headlines. IFAW kept working with

valiant caregivers over weeks and monthsollowing the res. As wounds healed and

animals regained their strength, their release was met with tears o joy.

Whenever horrible disasters like thisstrike, IFAW veterinarians and emergencyresponders rush to the scene ... rescuingde enseless creatures, large and small.

in South A rica in 2000, we led a massiveoperation to clean, rehabilitate and releasean entire population o A rican penguins ...saving 19,000 lives.

Sometimes its an individual animalthat desperately needs our help.

With our partner organization Wildli e Trusto India (WTI), IFAW is hand-raising a pair oorphaned clouded leopard cubs, ound by

villagers in northeast Assam. Our plan is torehabilitate these very rare cubs and returnthem to the wild.

This is the frst time clouded leopards have been admitted to the IFAW rescue acilities in northeast India, said WTIs Bhaskar Choudhury. It provides an important indicator o the presence o this species in the Indo-

Bhutan region.

IFAW responds whenever animals arein danger ... rescuing cats and dogs ...

administering antibiotics to arm animals ...saving orphaned wildli e and returning themto their natural homes.

To help support IFAWs rescue efforts,visit www.ifaw.org/woa


Animal Rescuers


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IFAWs expertise was a criticalfactor in the successful releaseof 372 stranded penguins inBrazil the largest in South

Americas history.

In times o disaster, everyones rst concernis naturally or human sa ety. Humanitarianorganizations rush to aid people, o tencon ronting complete chaos, and cant stop

to look a ter pets. IFAWs role is to get theanimals out o harms way.

IFAW rescuers scour fooded streets, charredorests and crumbling buildings looking or

animal survivors. We provide veterinary careand shelter, and set up hotlines to reunitecats and dogs with loving owners. Thegrate ul purr or play ul bark o a companioncom orts amilies who have lost everything,proving once again the miracle o thehuman-animal bond.

A tig day ivi i i r ia, IFAW p ,b k a - hi p ig p c i .

U n d a U n t e d b y d a n g e r

Du ing t e ast fve ea s, IFAW asesp nded t e t an 17 natu a

disaste s, in uding:

W ild f re s in A u st ral ia, In do ne si a ,

G re e c e an d th e US A

Vo lc a nic e rup ti on s in Ind o n e si a,

th e Ph ilip pine s an d Chile

Ea r t h q u a ke s in Ch ina ,

Ind o ne s ia a nd I t a ly

Tsu nam is in Indi a, S ri La nka

a nd Ind o ne s ia

Flo o d s in Indi a, Me xico , Ind o n es ia ,

Ca nad a , S o ut h Afric a a nd the US A

Hurric a ne s in t he US A a n d

C yc lone s in Burm a a nd Aus tr a lia

Tiny, one o the rst dogs rescued rom therubble a ter a devastating earthquake shook Chinas Sichuan Province in 2008, was takento an IFAW-supported shelter.

IFAW cared or 7,000 animals inthe a termath o

Hurricane Katrina in2005. We received aConnections award

rom Louisiana StateUniversity or our

enormous e orts.

When Italy experiencedits worst earthquake in30 years this past April,IFAW helped rescuehundreds o dogs andcats, and providedguidance or other rescue groups.

The clouded leopard is one of therarest wild cats and a protectedspecies. We plan to return thiscub to its tropical forest home.

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IFAW worked with the United Statesgovernment to pass an importantright whale protection measure. Theregulation calls or ships longer than65 eet to reduce their speed to 10knots within 20 nautical miles o keyports along the US East Coast whenright whales are in the area. IFAW isdelighted with the US governmentscommitment to reducing the number oships colliding with whales, speci callythe highly endangered North Atlanticright whale, in this dense shipping area.

T supp t u a paign, send ap t u ands s aped in aw a e tai twww.tai s w a es. g.

Whales Rule

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A ter 15 years o campaigning by IFAW, the ban onhe cruel sport o hunting wild animals with dogs wasnacted on February 18, 2005. The law made it ariminal o ence to use dogs to chase ox, deer, mink nd hares. This year marks the 4th anniversary o thean and IFAW continues to de end this important piece

legislation and is training police orces all over theountry to ensure that the law is being properly en orced.

rie news o IFAWs recent activitiesnd successes around the world

Animal matters

IFAW is helping to relocate 83 elephants rom certaindeath in Phirilongwe, Malawi, where they came intoconfict with villagers as their habitat decreased, tothe protected Majete Wildli e Reserve. Previously, allthe animals at Majete had been poached to the brink o extinction. But now the park is secure with park rangers on patrol and a ence and ready to welcomethese elephant amilies.

German ad agency Springer & Jacoby produced a clever animatedad or IFAWs campaign to make consumers think twice aboutbuying animal souvenirs while travelling abroad.

The ad was directed by Ismail Arca, animation & computer graphicssupervisor at George Lucas company Industrial Light and Magic.He has received several academy nominations and won a n academy

award or Pirates o the Caribbean. When he heard about thisproject he instantly agreed to work or us ree o charge. So dideverybody else. German public television broadcast a segment onthe ad and our campaign, and the ad plays regularly on ve German

TV stations. It received an audience award at Germanys Spotlightestival and a bronze award at the Art Directors Club in New York.

The research team onboard IFAWs Song o the Whale spent a long

season rom May to October 2008 sailing around the islands o the Azores, Canaries and Madeira. The purpose o the trip? Listening or the sounds o beaked whales to determine their presence in the area.

The team was delighted to hear Cuviers and Blainvilles whalesand made some interesting acoustic recordings. They also took photographs o these very elusive creatures.

IFAW scientists hope to develop acoustic detection techniques or beaked whales in order to identi y habitat hotspots that wouldbene t rom protection. Beaked whales are especially vulnerableto loud noise, particularly rom military sonar.

IFAWs state- -t e-a tesea vesse Song of

the Whale.

Six critically endangered gyr alcons, packed tightlyin a cardboard box, were con scated by o cials atthe Chkalovskiy Military Airport near Moscow. They

were handed over to IFAW or rehabilitation in abid to save their lives. Dangerously under ed, theyrequired immediate veterinary care and ood. Threesurvived, and they were released back to the wildin Kamchatka in April.

These magni cent birds ace capture or an illegaland increasing international alconry trade placingtremendous pressure on a dwindling population inRussia. Only an estimated 1,000 pairs remain.

Soaring to Freedom

Out oxing Hunters

Food or Pets

IFAW unded a mobile van to transport ood andveterinary supplies to 19 distribution points operatedby Tierta el across the country. Approximately 3,000people depend on care and ood rom the van IFAWpurchased. In Frank urt alone, more than 600 peoplewait or supplies and medical help or their petsevery week.

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Listening to Whales

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In Memoriam

Juliana contributed to help build the newSong o the Whale , IFAWs marine research

vessel, and when she passed away, her extremely generous bequest made it possible

or IFAW to move into an environmentallyriendly international headquarters in

Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, withoutdiverting donor unds rom vital animal wel are

work worldwide. The new building reducedcosts by bringing employees together romthree locations, and greatly enhancedlogistics and campaigning resources toadvance IFAWs mission globally.

Throughout her li e, Juliana Kickert showedunbelievable generosity and compassion or

animals. I know it would make her happy to see how much her generosity has beneftted

our mission and our e ectiveness, said Juliana and her horses at home in Colorado.

IFAW CEO Fred ORegan. In tribute to her generosity, we have dedicated the open habitat at the heart o our new headquarters as Julianas Meadow.

Juliana Kickert was an animal lover who shared her li e with two horses,two cats and a dog. Her philosophy was simple: People should open their hearts to helpless animals. A generous longtime supporter o IFAW, Julianahas always trusted Fred to know best where money is needed.

In Memoriam:A Vision rom the Heart

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Animal matters

A Lasting Touch o Kindness work or animals. As more and more speciesbecome threatened around the globe, wedepend on the legacies o caring supporterslike you. I you would like to learn how youcan help IFAW through your will, call toll ree1-888-251-0253 or visit www.i aw.org/woa

Leaving a legacy to IFAW in your willis one o the most e ective ways toprotect animals long into the uture.For 40 years, the generosity oindividuals like Juliana has allowedIFAW to continue our important

A ter IFAW shared its award-winning reportKilling with Keystrokes: An Investigation o thellegal Trade on the World Wide Web with eBay,he online auction site announced a ban on allales o elephant ivory products.

FAWs investigation tracked more than 7,000wildli e product listings on 183 websites in 11countries. eBay accounted or almost t wo-thirdso the online trade in wildli e products worldwide.More than 5,000 elephant ivory listings wereuncovered during the investigation, with most ohe sales taking place on eBays US site.

FAW applauds these bold steps taken by theonline company to protect elephants and other endangered animals.

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A W A R D W I N N E R

Turtles March Ashore

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IFAW placed 200 li e-size cardboard hawksbill turtleson the shore at Bournemouth beach to look as thoughthey had just crawled out o the sea to lay their eggs.In the wild, this is when they are most vulnerable tohunters who slaughter them to turn their shells intotourist trinkets.

Intrigued beachgoers were encouraged to pick upthe IFAW turtles and turn them over to read about theuse o turtle shells or souvenirs and how to avoidsupporting the deadly trade in wildli e souvenirs.

In celebration o Earth Day, April 22, Disney released aremarkable movie called EARTH. Narrated by James EarlJones, EARTH ollows the ascinating journeys o threedi erent animal amilies across this planet we call home.

These animals whales, elephants and polar bears areanimals IFAW works tirelessly to protect.

The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund has supportedmany o IFAWs emergency responses and other projects toprotect animals all around the world. We are grate ul to havethem as a conservation partner. Watch this amazing movie,available on Disney Blu-ray and DVD September 1. Check out www.Disney.com/nature.



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The worldwide peace movement ... the Woodstock musicestival the frst moon landing 1969 was a year marked by events and ideas that changed our planet orever. So it

should come as no surprise that the decade also marked the beginning o a new movement or animals.

The World is Watching

As IFAW Makes History!

IFAWs mission began when a group o caringindividuals stepped out onto the Canadianice in 1969. Since that time, IFAWs campaignto end the Canadian commercial seal hunthas been marked by many successes andchallenges. And this year stands to beremembered as a year o historic victories:

In March, IFAWs 15-year campaign inRussia resulted in a ban on the slaughter o seal pups under 1 year old. The ban

ollowed Prime Minister Vladimir Putinscondemnation o the hunt as abloody business.

IFAW was the rst organization to exposethe cruelty within Russia and we have

worked at the highest levels o governmentto end this hunt.

In May, the European Parliament voted toban the trade o seal products within all 27member states o the European Union as adirect result o IFAWs campaigning.

For the frst time in history, a braveCanadian Senator named Mac Harb has

sided with IFAW and introduced a bill to endCanadas commercial seat hunt orever.

The sealing industry is in economic turmoilas seal pelt prices are expected to drop yetagain this year. In act, the EU ban may meanthe end o Canadas commercial seal hunt.

For 40 years, our supporters have helped usght or, and win, solid advances against this

hunt. We secured the US import ban o sealproducts in 1972. We won an EU ban on thetrade in whitecoat baby seals in 1983. Andnow, the historic Harb seal bill could relegatethis cruel and unsustainable hunt to history.

So many people have worked so hard on thisor so long, said IFAW CEO Fred ORegan.

This could be the beginning o the end o acruel, waste ul hunt that is really beneath thedignity o a great nation like Canada.

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Does your pug have an adorable mug? Has your cat got the cream ... o an expression? SendIFAW your avorite pet photograph and enter our contest to win a brand new digital camera that

will make your photos even better.

Just snap a shot and email it to PetPix@i aw.org or mail itto: Pet Pix Contest, IFAW, 290 Summer Street, YarmouthPort, MA 02675. Your photo will be enjoyed by pet loverseverywhere. Please note that we cannot return the photos sosend reprints only.

Sam: The WorldsMost Famous Koala

Send Us Your Pet Pix

Sam the koala came crawling out o a smoldering Australianorest and into the hearts o people around the world.

She became a star when her picture was taken as shesipped rom a re ghters water bottle. Within weeks, shehad graced the pages o newspapers and websitesacross the globe.

Sam was brought to an IFAW- unded clinic to receiveemergency treatment or her burns. She is making a speedyrecovery, and is even well enough to have a boy riend namedBob, another koala bush re victim.

Eventually, the two will be released back into the wild, sa elyaway rom the paparazzi, and hope ully any uture bush res.IFAW continues to support the care or Sam and other burned animals. See ull story on page 3.

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Look or I FAW on:

When its needed most!

You can give ahelping hand...

When disasters strike when animals are hurt or in danger you can make sure IFAW is there to save them.


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A baby elephant alls into a trench and struggles in vain to escape a colony o thousands o penguins fap around helplessly a ter a massive oil spill turns theocean into deadly, sticky mud amily pets hide in dark corners o abandoned

homes as raging food waters rumble past

We never know what orm an emergency will take, but when animals are in danger we help wherever we can o ten rushing experts to the scene within 48 hours. Whether one animal is cr ying out, or thousands need rescue, IFAW is there to help.

You can be there too . Your donation provides animals in danger the critical helpthey need when disasters strike.

When an emergency strikes theres not a moment tolose. IFAW rescuers rush to the scene, bringing supplies,medicine and years o experience and training. We never know when or where the next emergency will strike.But with your help, IFAW can react quickly to rescue theanimal victims.

When animals are indanger, they need our help.

We cant turn our back when animals are su ering.

With your support, IFAW can be ready thenext time an animal needs a helping hand.

The stories o the animalsIFAW has saved will warm your heart!

F ro M T HE BE A r HU n T In r USS IA :

Ostakh, a tinybea r cub prematurel y delivered by his mo ther duringa t wo-day chase by hun ters,

has g ro wn from 360 grams to two k ilos. He drinks 100 milliliters of milk ever y four hours and hes

gaining s trength. Os tak h can now cr awl freely and hes learning to stand up.

FroM A TEA GArdEn ESTATE In BALIPArA, IndIA:

Little Tikla was just 15 days old when he ell into a deep trench in a tea estate. He wasdehydrated but hardly cried at all as we rushed him to our rehabilitation center. A ter a longdrink, the cal slept in com ort by his keepers side. We hope to release him to the wild whenhes old enough.

FroM THE AUSTrALIA BUSHFIrES:

One badly burnt emale kangaroo brought back rom the Endeavour Hills fres, now healed andout in the pen, has been adopted by a male kangaroo. The big male opened the door o her penand coaxed her outside. Now they are inseparable - he is totally besotted with her and spends thegreater part o the day either lying next to her or grooming and clucking over her.

Fr oM TH E EAr THqU A kE I n ITALY:

Lilly was trapped when her owners house collapsed, the debris crushing her paw. IF AW-suppo rted vets tende d to he r paw and ca red for her until her owners c ollected her. T hey wereso ha ppy sh e was s afe.

Your support is vitally important.

y u d nati n is a vita nt ibuti n t u e ts t save t ew ds ani a s and wi be used w e e its st needed t e p

ease t ei su e ing.

Please donate now

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The International Fund or Animal Wel are works to improve the wel are o animals throughout the world by reducing commercialexploitation, protecting wildli e habitats, and assisting animals indistress. IFAW works to prevent cruelty to animals and to promoteanimal wel are and conservation policies that advance the wellbeing o both animals and people.

Thank you or caringor the animals.

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