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2010 Issue no. 4

A Publication of the International Fund for Animal Welfare
 World
IFAW’s

of Animals Unconditional
Love
Companion animals are our best friends. They give us
their love unconditionally and ask little in return. When I
look into the eyes of my own dog Zeke, I think of all the
dogs and cats who depend on IFAW for care.
I hope our feature story will teach you more about how
IFAW is helping the world’s suffering dogs and cats, and
how you can keep your own pets safe. You make a big
difference in the lives of animals every day. Thank you!
Pets are always there for us
when we need them, providing
Fred O’Regan,
President and Chief Executive Officer
us with absolute love and trust.

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And for many in the world’s most
disadvantaged communities, a pet is all a
person has. But just like individuals who
live in such areas may suffer from poverty,
Unconditional Love ... cruelty and neglect, so too can their cats and
IFAW supporters bring care to companion animals. dogs. That’s where we come in.

page 3 – 5 Bringing care where it’s needed most

It’s essential that every pet has access
Animal Matters to vet care. But in many impoverished
IFAW news from around the world. neighborhoods and towns, there are no
page 6 – 8 veterinarians at all. So who do people turn
to when their beloved pet is sick or injured?
Haiti Update IFAW’s companion animal projects vaccinate,
Helping animal victims of an earth-shattering quake. treat and heal thousands of dogs and cats
page 9 each year in 11 different countries.

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Unconditional Love ...
water, proper food and daily exercise – our
projects can make the difference between a
sick dog at death’s door or a happy, healthy
animal.
In Johannesburg, South Africa, we fund the
only animal clinic operating for a population
of over one million people, where our
life-saving staff and volunteers treated
thousands of animals in 2009.
IFAW teaches children how to care for
animals in Johannesburg.
A ‘fix’ for homeless pets
It might not seem at first that something as
simple as spaying or neutering could save
countless lives, but when coupled with
basic veterinary care and education, this
is exactly what it does. In the span of six
years, an unspayed dog and her offspring
could produce as many as 67,000 puppies!
For a cat, it’s 420,000 kittens in seven
years! The long-term result: millions of
animals end up being neglected, sheltered
or euthanized.
Roaming dogs also lead to serious
public health and safety concerns for
communities, such as the Navajo Nation
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in the United States. That’s why IFAW runs
spay/neuter clinics on the Nation, runs a
puppy foster care and adoption program
and is helping to educate communities on
responsible pet ownership.
IFAW supports a similar project on the
Mexican island of Cozumel, where there
are too many dogs and cats and too few
homes. Sadly, dogs just two years old are
often tossed aside for a new puppy and the
animals roam or wind up at the dump, only
to be rounded up and often euthanized.
IFAW’s goal is to make Cozumel the first
municipality in Mexico to have a successful,
modern and humane companion animal
population control program.
By reaching more pets with our spay
and neuter clinics, vet care services and
educational outreach, the number of
suffering and homeless animals will drop.
And healthy, loving dogs and cats will have
better chances of finding homes.
Happy tails in China
In China, there is no animal welfare law
in place to protect cats and dogs — yet.
Tragically, this means pets can be captured
and sold in “cat meat” markets and dogs
can be clubbed to death in mass “culls”
over a fear of rabies.
Recently, hundreds of stolen pets were
rescued from a cat meat dealer in the city of
Tianjin. IFAW veterinarians trained local vets
to examine, vaccinate and treat more than
300 of the rescued cats. IFAW’s partner
shelter in Beijing is also providing foster
care as the cats regain their trust before
finding permanent homes.
Last year, IFAW was instrumental in
stopping government ordered dog culls in
Heihe and Qinhuangdao cities in China.
Even a single case of rabies can create
panic and calls for a mass dog slaughter,
which is why IFAW is urging the government
to establish rabies prevention and pet
population control measures.
IFAW also helped draft China’s first anti-
cruelty legislation, which if passed would
make the act of stealing, killing and eating
pets illegal and punishable by law.
Around the world, the ways in which
different cultures interact with their pets
may be different, but one universal truth still
holds no matter where you are: we share
a very special bond with our four-legged
friends. That’s why IFAW is dedicated to
making sure companion animals get the
care, comfort and respect they deserve,
one pet at a time.
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Unconditional Love ...
Lucky indeed. Rescued in China,
this cat has a loving family.
Five Things
You Can Do to Help Pets
1. A
 dopt an animal from a shelter rather than
buying from a pet shop or breeder.
2. Spay and neuter your pets, and encourage
others to do the same.
3. Make sure each of your cats or dogs is
wearing a collar with emergency tags that list
your name, home address and phone, as well
as your vet’s contact information.
4. Report incidents of animal cruelty immediately
to animal control officers or the police.
5. Contact your elected representatives and
urge them to sponsor stronger laws to protect
animals from cruelty.
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Animal matters
Brief news of IFAW’s recent activities
and successes around the world
Senator Says: Stop Hunt canada
IFAW applauds Senator Mac Harb for reintroducing
his bill to end Canada’s commercial seal hunt. Last
year, his historic bill languished until time ran out.
This has been the worst year on record for sea ice
in Eastern Canada and, although the Canadian
government insisted on calling for a quota of 330,000
harp seals to be hunted, many seal pups died due
to the disastrous ice conditions. Markets for seal
products are dying as well; as a result the hunt is not
a practical source of income. IFAW is campaigning
throughout Canada to get support for Senator
Harb’s bill.
Flowers for Rhinos Holland
www.bloemencorsozundert.nl
In the Netherlands flower parades are very popular
events. A group of animal-lovers in the town of
Zundert built a flower rhino out of letters, based on
IFAW’s Will Only Words Remain campaign. They
won the first prize with their rhino – built completely
out of dahlia’s – and mentioned IFAW as their
inspiration to raise awareness for this great, but
threatened, animal.
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Unnatural Disasters DENMARK
As nations met in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the
United Nations Climate Change Conference last
December, IFAW released its startling report:
Unnatural Disasters. The report called on the United
Nations, governments and welfare agencies to
collaborate on animal emergency preparedness
and relief efforts to lessen the devastating effects
of climate change that threaten animals. It’s an
eye-opening look at the increasing numbers of
catastrophes and their impact on animals and
humans alike.
A Walk on the Wild Side INDIA
The adorable clouded leopard cubs rescued in India
in March 2009 now are at their release site adjusting
to life in the wild, sleeping in a protected platform
high above the Assam forest floor.
Their caretaker reports: “They come down headfirst
on vertical tree trunks (the only cat species to do
this), walk along the thinnest branches and hang
upside down like monkeys. Since February they have
been taken for night walks and no longer follow us so
closely. This is a good sign.”
When they return to their temporary nest, the cubs
still receive food and water while they slowly learn
how to hunt in the wild.
Deciding their Fate Qatar
At the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha, Qatar,
in March, IFAW called on countries to increase
protection for a number of key species: tigers
(with less than 3,200 left in the wild), elephants
threatened by new attempts to profit from ivory,
and polar bears – the poster child of climate
change – whose numbers are diminishing fast.
There were great victories for elephants
when member countries voted to continue
protection, rejecting trade proposals from
Tanzania and Zambia. Parties also held the line
against breeding tigers for trade of their parts.
Stricter controls of illegal internet wildlife trade
were endorsed as well. IFAW is a leader on
highlighting this insidious trade through a series
of investigative reports including: Killing with
Keystrokes.
Sadly, polar bears lost the vote, as did bluefin
tuna and sharks, signaling a disturbing trend
toward short-term profits rather than long-term
conservation.
We will continue to work to protect elephants
and tigers, and to stop hunting of polar bears.
Kitties Camp Out USA
A heartbroken man in Attleboro, Massachusetts,
was forced to give up his cats after a tragic series
of events. Two years ago, he lost his job and then
his wife died suddenly. Finally, he lost his home to
foreclosure. Over this difficult time, his cats had kept
breeding and in the end he had 55 cats that needed
homes. The local shelter was already full to capacity
with other abandoned animals so IFAW stepped in and
offered our emergency trailer for temporary housing.
Kim Penque of the Friends of Attleboro Animal Shelter
said, “We hate to think what the fate of these cats
would have been if we had run out of space. Thanks to
IFAW, all of these cats will now get the happy endings
they deserve.” IFAW was happy to lend our resources
and provide a vital solution to a desperate situation.
Make Way for Elephants INDIA
More than 1,000 elephants in Bangalore, India, have
their own migration corridor, thanks to a private land
purchase made by IFAW and partner organization
Wildlife Trust of India. The 25.4 acre Kollegal
Elephant Corridor connects Kollegal forest division
to Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary.
The land was transferred to the state government
late last year, providing a crucial corridor for
endangered Asian elephants.
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Nefeli Swims Free Greece
Nefeli, a monk seal pup found orphaned on a beach
on the Greek island Kefalonia, was released in the
National Marine Park of Northern Sporades following
four months of intensive rehabilitation treatment.
Rescuing Penguins SOUTH africa
She will be monitored for six months via satellite
Late-hatching penguin chicks are often abandoned
transmitter, which provides data on her movements
and feeding patterns and ensures she is still swimming at the end of the breeding season when their parents
stop eating and start molting, and no longer feed
healthy and free.
their chicks.
IFAW has long supported the Hellenic Society for the
Study and Protection of the Monk Seal in Greece. In Last season, 141 abandoned African penguin
addition to our $250,000 contribution to help build a chicks were taken to IFAW partner organization
SANCCOB (The Southern African Foundation for the
new monk seal rehab center, IFAW has funded both a
research boat to study the impact of human activities Conservation of Coastal Birds) in Cape Town, South
Africa. Since IFAW and SANCCOB started a chick
on the highly endangered Mediterranean monk
seal and a high-speed patrol boat to prevent illegal bolstering project in 2006, 1,424 orphaned penguins
activities in the protected areas of the Park. have been rescued and hand-reared, with a success
rate of 86% returned to the wild. African penguin
With fewer than 600 Mediterranean monk seals left in populations are plummeting largely due to depleted
the world, each release is an achievement to fish stocks from overfishing and changing ocean
be celebrated. currents, so each life saved is precious.
A Cuddly World Traveler USA
Cuddles has been traveling around the world since 2007. The
adventurous toy bear has climbed Mt. Humphreys, the highest
peak in Arizona, USA; attended a scientific meeting in Switzerland;
helped an IFAW scientist return gyrfalcons to the wild in the
Russian Far East; and helped an IFAW researcher teach children
about whales on the Caribbean island of Dominica. A number of
destinations have been recorded in Cuddles’ log book and the
bear’s back pack is full of souvenirs from around the world.
Cuddles belongs to a young girl named Hannah in California, and
is returning home to report back to students at Hannah’s school.
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To the Rescue
The Quake that Shook the World
The earthquake in Haiti was a massive disaster with devastating
results. As Haiti’s citizens reeled in the aftermath, IFAW
prepared to send help.
Dear IFAW,
Despite our unrivaled experience
responding to animal emergencies, we I have a cute dog named Fanta sia;
realized that, this time, the effort would she is here in the pictur e with me. I
be much larger than we could handle on also have a little guinea pig named
our own. So IFAW joined together with the
World Society for the Protection of Animals
Buddy and two parake ets. I really love
(WSPA) to form the Animal Relief Coalition helping animal s. I am always sad when I
for Haiti (ARCH). hear about the natur al disast ers that
Together, IFAW and WSPA led 21 animal
injure or even kill animal s.
welfare groups in a massive relief effort When my mom said she was making a gift
caring for pets and livestock in Port-au-
Prince and the surrounding countryside.
to IFAW for Haiti, I wante d to help, too,
Over a three month period, ARCH vets so I gave my Christ mas money . I hope
treated more than 11,000 dogs, cats, cows, this will help convin ce many other kids
goats, pigs, horses and other animals ...
to donate to this great organi zation
bandaging wounds, providing vitamins and
medicine to fight infections, and vaccinating and help protec t animal s.
animals against disease.
Sincer ely,
In March, ARCH finalized a 1.1 million dollar Nichola s age 11
agreement with the Haitian government C aliforn ia
– an ambitious program to restore
vaccination campaigns, protect animals
and people from disease outbreaks, and
train 200 Haitian vets to enhance veterinary
capacity as the country’s infrastructure is IFAW’s dedicated rescuers respond to
many disasters every year. Just as we
slowly rebuilt.
finalized our plan to help Haiti’s animals, an
The ARCH mobile veterinary hospital is also even larger earthquake struck Chile. IFAW
providing on-the-spot basic examinations, again responded with support to a local
first aid treatments, and vaccinations wildlife sanctuary and offered assistance for
against rabies, anthrax and other deadly rescue operations.
diseases. By pulling together resources for
this unparalleled emergency, IFAW was able Thousands of caring IFAW supporters,
to achieve more lasting improvements in young and old, opened their hearts to
Haiti’s animal survivors. Thank you!
animal welfare on the island than we could
have accomplished on our own.
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Bears in Focus
A Long Road Ahead
At IFAW’s Bear Rescue Center, Russian winters can be particularly harsh,
and this year’s was no exception. With record
it’s been a busy season. snowfalls and temperatures well below zero,
wildlife have had a difficult
time surviving.
In the Kostroma region, a first-time mother
bear had just been killed by hunters when
they noticed she had two cubs. The
orphans were taken to a local village, and
IFAW’s recuers were called. Soon Vasily and
Sergey Pazhetnoz were on the long road to
Kostroma, a 1,000 km (622 mile) trip. Their
old Land Rover was filled with the baby
bottles, warmers and transport boxes needed
to care for the bears and carry them back.
The Pazhetnovs found the bears being kept
warm in a box on a firewood furnace – two
tiny lumps of fur, a dark brown male they
named Boris and a gray colored female they
named Lena. They fed the cubs and then
brought them out to their truck to begin the
long journey home.
Lucky orphaned bear cubs make The cubs learn to forage and make dens
it to IFAW’s Bear Rescue Center before they are released to the wild.
in the Tver region.
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Bears in Focus
Sadly, the annual winter den hunt in Russia
leaves many cubs without mothers. Hunters
use barking dogs to rouse hibernating bears
from their dens while they wait outside with
rifles. As soon as a bear emerges, it is shot.
Many of the bears killed are mother bears,
and their orphan cubs are often left to starve
or freeze. Lena and Boris were lucky to
be saved.
A tiny cry
A few days later, they were joined by another
tiny cub found by loggers who must have
scared away his mother. And a few weeks
later, two female cubs whose mother had
also been killed were brought to the center
from a village in the Novgorod region.
The cubs are keeping each other in good
company. After feeding they play together
for a little while before being put in their little
cradle boxes for naps. All of the bears are
growing stronger every day.
In the past 12 years, the center has rescued
and released 130 orphaned bear cubs into
protected forests. These new cubs will
spend the next few months there being
taught to forage and fend for themselves.
They have a long road ahead of them, but
once they are able to survive on their own,
they too will be released back into the forest.
Boris is very vocal and energetic, while Lena
is fragile and timid.
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Tsavo national parks in Kenya, Chris has taken a personal look at animals in crisis around
the world. With offices in
the dedicated IFAW campaigners, community partners and talented
15 countries, IFAW rescues
rangers working to save wildlife and habitat from increasing threats. individual animals, works
to prevent cruelty to
“IFAW takes on big jobs, not only by identifying critical problems, but animals, and advocates for
also providing long-term, sustainable solutions,” Chris remarked. He the protection of wildlife
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underwater ... wherever a beautiful animal has moved you to take a
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 You can help us bring lifesaving care to
more dogs and cats around the world.
IFAW works in 11 countries to vaccinate pets against rabies and disease, stitch up
T hen wounds, provide spay/neuter surgeries to prevent the overpopulation that leads to
misery, and educate communities on humane care.

A Second Chance for

Snoopy was left outside tied to a tangled chain in an impoverished settlement
in Johannesburg, South Africa. When IFAW staff found her, she had no
food or water and eagerly gulped down three full bowls of water. The young
boy who owned Snoopy gave her over to IFAW for better care. After being
dewormed, vaccinated and spayed, she was adopted to a wonderful family.
Snoopy had never been inside a home before ... never felt grass under her
paws or sniffed after a scent. Now two little girls dote on her and take her for
For cats and dogs suffering
Now
walks in the park.

from pain, illness or abuse, an from Disaster

IFAW collar represents a circle
of caring and a bond of trust.
Every day we see dogs and cats in need of urgent care. Many
are sick with worms, ticks and disease. Some are victims of
disaster. Some wander homeless, and end up injured or cruelly
treated. Others are simply neglected by owners who don’t know
any better ... left outside with no shelter or protection, tied only
with rope or wire. We heal their hurts and often place soft collars
around their necks so our vets, and the community, will know
these animals have received care.
A collar costs only a few dollars
but it symbolizes a priceless
gift of kindness.
When Hurricane Katrina slammed Louisiana in the southern US, people
were forced to abandon thousands of cats and dogs as they evacuated the
flooding. IFAW rescued and cared for this feisty kitten and nearly 7,000 other
pets left behind ... providing food, shelter and safety. Many were reunited with
grateful owners; those whose families couldn’t be found were adopted into
new, loving homes.
This was the largest pet rescue in US history.
for a Healthy Life
Hank was one of 10 stray puppies collected by a kind woman in the James
Bay Cree community in Northern Canada, where IFAW holds spay/neuter
clinics and teaches compassion for community cats and dogs. She wanted
these dogs to have a better chance of finding homes so she had them flown
to Montreal. IFAW’s companion animal staff made the long drive to meet the
pups. We had arranged for a local shelter to home them, but then, one by
one, the pups came down with parvovirus.
IFAW rushed the pups to a local vet for parvo treatment, vaccinations and
antibiotics.
Sadly, only Hank and one other puppy survived. But you can see his
gratitude in the constant wag of his tail

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animals in desperate need.
Your donation is a vital contribution to
our efforts to save the world’s animals.
It will help ease suffering and distress for
thousands of cats and dogs, as well as
elephants, seals, whales, bears and so Make the Connection
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$10 can buy 2 sturdy collars in the US.
To make a donation by mail $22 can vaccinate a kitten in China.
$26 helps treat a dog for mange in
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IFAW, PO Box 97105,
$50 provides fuel for 3 emergency
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Make check payable to IFAW $90 can spay a stray dog in Moscow
waiting for adoption.
$500 helps train a veterinary student to
treat animals at some of IFAW’s
neediest locations.
$950 can treat a puppy stricken with the
deadly parvovirus in Canada.

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Of every dollar spent around the world over the past fiscal
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institutional costs, so you know your contributions are helping
to stop suffering! IFAW fights for animals through direct rescues,
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