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Sloth Bear Cub rescued from Vittalapura village in Tumkur. In a shocking repeat incident, a sloth bear cub with a deadly poacher’s snare around its left forelimb was found trapped in a barbed wire fence outside Vittalapura village in Tumkur.
The approx. ten month old male bear cub was desperately struggling to free itself and was rescued by Wildlife SOS & the Forest Dept. After receiving necessary medical treatment for injuries, the cub was released back into its natural habitat.
Saving An Iguana Four Miles Offshore
Twenty three days ago, we rescued calves from a “rescuer” that bought twelve from a dairy farm. You can be their lifeline with a gift toward their care.
As if being torn from their mothers by the dairy farmer wasn’t hard enough, these sensitive calves were not seen by a veterinarian for over a week. We will continue to speak up and out about this travesty, as we are the ones who will have to provide the lifelong, intensive care needed to ensure these calves’ survival.
Before we arrived to the “rescue”, three calves died; two without being seen by a veterinarian. We administered pain relief to a fourth dying calf, and prepared to take him to a vet for euthanasia . . . but his body gave out and he died.
Only her head was visible above the rising, debris-filled floodwaters. And as the Hurricane Harvey rescue crew maneuvered their boat to save the frantic dog, they realized why she hadn't been able to swim to them when they called out.
Someone had CHAINED HER TO THE PORCH to
face the killer storm alone! Can you imagine how she must have felt to watch her
"family" drive away?
Thanks to your commitment to end animal abuse, year after year In Defense of Animals is able to help in similarly heartbreaking situations.
You were there for Brownie, who was left to starve at the end of a heavy chain in the dead of a below-zero winter without even a scrap of blanket.
And Leonard, in equally deadly weather, tied and crippled. He was dragging his broken body around when we found him, trying to keep warm. How he snuggled into our arms!
Currently, precious few localities nationwide, and only 21 states, have ordinances or laws that address the issue of animal tethering.
Most of those regulations are impotent, riddled with loopholes, and rarely enforced.
I am calling on you now to help change that.
Please contribute generously to IDA's new Break the Chains project. Help us drive, state by state, the legislative change that will protect animals from the sadness and suffering of life at the end of a chain.
NO DOG should be chained and forgotten ... tethered
without food or water or love ... defenseless against attacks by wild animals
... collars dug into their necks ... unable to escape the blistering sun or
killer storms or icy cold.
They deserve so much better! That's what your gift today will help accomplish.
In supporting our Break the Chains project, your contribution will bring about strong, enforceable, anti-tethering laws nationwide. All the way up to the federal level:
Please click or tap here to support IDA's Break the Chains project now. It's the only way to free the animals we love from the sorrow of life at the end of a chain.
Leonard, Brownie, and the little dog who was chained to her porch during Hurricane Harvey all found happy new families. But in Palm Beach County after Hurricane Irma, dozens more dogs were tied to trees and poles and left behind as the storm barreled down. We can't see anti-tethering laws enforced nationwide without your help, and there's no time to lose. Please help us break their chains. To the desperate faces at the end of every tether, friends like you and me are all they have.
In Defense of Animals is involved in many projects to protect animals' rights, welfare, and habitats. Money contributed to In Defense of Animals supports ALL of our worthy programs and gives us the flexibility to respond to emerging needs. Thank you for your support and consideration.
The approx. ten month old male bear cub was desperately struggling to free itself and was rescued by Wildlife SOS & the Forest Dept. After receiving necessary medical treatment for injuries, the cub was released back into its natural habitat.
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1. We rescued this beautiful nilgai antelope from the Vasant Kunj neighborhood in New Delhi.
2. This adorable baby spotted owl was rescued from the terrace of a house in Agra. 3. For unknown reasons, the langur monkey pictured here had been tied to a tree in a playground in Vasant Kunj. We untied him, treated him, and watched him bound off into the wilderness. 4. This is just one of nearly 100 India star tortoises that had been smuggled into Singapore. Wildlife SOS is escorting all of them back home to India.
6. More than 1,800 ducks, bound for a slaughterhouse until we intervened, were confiscated and released back into nature. Watch some awesome, noisy video of their release HERE. 7. This tiny mongoose was trapped on a terrace in Vasant Kunj when our team showed up. We managed to reunite the baby with his mother and other siblings! 8. Our truly intrepid Rapid Response Unit relocated this healthy, four-foot cobra from a residential neighborhood in Dwarka, New Delhi, to a more remote patch of wilderness. These are just eight of the scores of rescues we've conducted. In fact, keep your eyes peeled for another installment of Remarkable Rescues, coming soon! And once again, thanks so much for supporting all of India's wildlife — great or small, fur or feather, scales or shell! |
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As if being torn from their mothers by the dairy farmer wasn’t hard enough, these sensitive calves were not seen by a veterinarian for over a week. We will continue to speak up and out about this travesty, as we are the ones who will have to provide the lifelong, intensive care needed to ensure these calves’ survival.
Before we arrived to the “rescue”, three calves died; two without being seen by a veterinarian. We administered pain relief to a fourth dying calf, and prepared to take him to a vet for euthanasia . . . but his body gave out and he died.
The remaining eight were ill, malnourished, and dehydrated.
All
required hospitalization at UC Davis’ Veterinary Hospital. Had they arrived
sooner, according to our vets, more may have survived.
To date, we have had to euthanize three. One calf went
septic. Another calf’s infection had progressed to his brain, causing seizures.
And one’s digestive system was so damaged that blood transfusions,
oxygen, antibiotics, and supportive therapy could not fix him.
We brought four calves home after eight days of
hospitalization. Keegan, Florence, Ethan, and Phoenix are not out of
the woods, but they are slowly recovering.
After more than three weeks, the fifth calf remains at UC
Davis, although we hope to bring him home soon.This is the high price
of good intentions. We are left picking up the living, breathing “pieces” of
lives destroyed by someone wanting to “help” but being unable to provide the
care needed to ensure maximum survival.
We have reported all of our findings to the animal control
agency in the rescue’s area. We understand the rescue is shutting down
part of its operations.
To date, we have spent more than $20,000 on veterinary care, the
order of a new barn, biosecurity gear, feed, and supplies. We expect that number
to double as these calves will remain on strict isolation protocol until they
test negative for Salmonella. We so appreciate the help everyone has provided so
far. Your
support is now vital to keep the calves going!
Only her head was visible above the rising, debris-filled floodwaters. And as the Hurricane Harvey rescue crew maneuvered their boat to save the frantic dog, they realized why she hadn't been able to swim to them when they called out.
Someone had CHAINED HER TO THE PORCH to
face the killer storm alone! Can you imagine how she must have felt to watch her
"family" drive away?Thanks to your commitment to end animal abuse, year after year In Defense of Animals is able to help in similarly heartbreaking situations.
You were there for Brownie, who was left to starve at the end of a heavy chain in the dead of a below-zero winter without even a scrap of blanket.
And Leonard, in equally deadly weather, tied and crippled. He was dragging his broken body around when we found him, trying to keep warm. How he snuggled into our arms!
Currently, precious few localities nationwide, and only 21 states, have ordinances or laws that address the issue of animal tethering.
Most of those regulations are impotent, riddled with loopholes, and rarely enforced.
I am calling on you now to help change that.
Please contribute generously to IDA's new Break the Chains project. Help us drive, state by state, the legislative change that will protect animals from the sadness and suffering of life at the end of a chain.
NO DOG should be chained and forgotten ... tethered
without food or water or love ... defenseless against attacks by wild animals
... collars dug into their necks ... unable to escape the blistering sun or
killer storms or icy cold.They deserve so much better! That's what your gift today will help accomplish.
In supporting our Break the Chains project, your contribution will bring about strong, enforceable, anti-tethering laws nationwide. All the way up to the federal level:
- Create an action team that will gather and present the facts on the dangers faced by endlessly tethered dogs (and cats!)
- Unite frontline observers — electric, postal service, and cable company workers, animal control officers, veterinarians, and real estate agents nationwide — amassing for the first time what these individuals see on a daily basis in regard to chained dogs.
- Lay early groundwork for a federal anti-tethering law by allowing us to identify and prioritize which states offer the best chance for legislative change, maximizing our effectiveness and setting legal precedent.
- Put IDA anti-tethering experts in the field to unearth the best of any existing legislation and build that legislation into a single, straightforward master bill.
- Rescue and rehabilitate formerly-tethered dogs through our Hope Animal Sanctuary, and find them loving, new, forever families.
Please click or tap here to support IDA's Break the Chains project now. It's the only way to free the animals we love from the sorrow of life at the end of a chain.
Leonard, Brownie, and the little dog who was chained to her porch during Hurricane Harvey all found happy new families. But in Palm Beach County after Hurricane Irma, dozens more dogs were tied to trees and poles and left behind as the storm barreled down. We can't see anti-tethering laws enforced nationwide without your help, and there's no time to lose. Please help us break their chains. To the desperate faces at the end of every tether, friends like you and me are all they have.
In Defense of Animals is involved in many projects to protect animals' rights, welfare, and habitats. Money contributed to In Defense of Animals supports ALL of our worthy programs and gives us the flexibility to respond to emerging needs. Thank you for your support and consideration.
