Annual Report 2003.pdf - International Fund for Animal Welfare

European Commission to take steps to
ban substandard oil tankers from
European waters and to implement a
regional maritime safety agency. Spain,
France, Portugal, and Italy adopted
a policy of expelling dangerous ships
coming within 200 miles of their
shores.
IFAW ER RUSHES TO WAR-TORN
BAGHDAD
As the initial fighting in Iraq came to
an end, ifaw’s Emergency Relief (er)
team was called in to help care for
animals at the Baghdad Zoo, and
stayed for more than a month providing
veterinary care and improving
living conditions for the remaining
animals.
During the war the population in
the zoo crashed from 838 animals to
just half a dozen. Now the zoo houses
86 animals, including: lions, bears,
rhesus monkeys, desert foxes, eagles,
and other wildlife rescued from around
Baghdad.
To provide refuge from the terrible
heat, shade material was fixed to many of
the enclosures and, with the help of the
US military, a good water supply was
installed.
The er team—made up of veterinarians
and animal husbandry and operations
baghdad zoo
A tiger escaped the
heat by lazing in
the large drinking
troughs the team set
up. Despite danger,
ifaw puts your contributions
to work
directly saving lives.
© ifaw/h. schumann
seal hunt
ifaw is leading the
fight against
Canada’s commercial
seal hunt. We need
your help to stop this
horrible cruelty.
© ifaw/davidwhite
specialists—helped put in place a plan
to ensure the welfare of the animals
after the team departed and remains in
close touch with developments at the
zoo. ifaw continues to supply funding
for the purchase of animal food.
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