Annual report International Fund for Animal Welfare 1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012 Our mission IFAW rescues and protects animals around the world. Our promise Our approach IFAW Worldwide IFAW Executive Staff We promise supporters and policy We are international, with local Board of Directors Azzedine T. Downes makers effective animal protection expertise and leadership in all our field Kathleen Savesky, Chair President and CEO solutions delivered with intelligence, offices. Through strong international Elliott G. Carr Erica Martin compassion and integrity. coordination, we leverage regional Manilal Premchand Chandaria Vice President of Communications Our work campaigns and projects to achieve Alexandra Denman Thom Maul global influence and impact. Margaret A. Kennedy Chief Financial Officer IFAW believes in the intrinsic value Christopher J. Matthews Philip Milburn of animals and that we have a Through our work, we David Metzler responsibility to protect them from connect animal welfare and Vice President of Philanthropy Thomas P. O’Neill III Dr. Ian Robinson suffering and unnecessary exploitation. conservation, demonstrating that healthy populations, Minou Palandjian Vice President of Programs and International Operations We rescue and care for individual naturally sustaining habitats Victoria Stack Kevin McGinnis animals and deliver effective solutions and the welfare of individual Brian Hutchinson Director of Human Resources for the long-term protection of animal animals are intertwined. IFAW, UK Charity, Trustee Phyllis Bayer populations and habitats. We are sensitive to the needs of Michael Mainelli Director of IT and Facilities We promote addressing animal communities and work for solutions IFAW, UK Charity, Trustee Katherine Miller welfare concerns in policy, legislation that benefit both animals and people. Sean Rocks Executive Liaison to the CEO and society. IFAW, UK Charity, Trustee Our team includes rescue workers, Our vision Keely Brosnan veterinarians, policy experts, Our vision is a world where animals are Honorary Board Member campaigners, scientists, educators respected and protected. Pierce Brosnan and the highest quality support staff Honorary Board Member all driven by a determination to help Leonardo DiCaprio animals in need. Honorary Board Member Harold Prince Honorary Board Member Ben Stein Honorary Board Member Amber Valletta Honorary Board Member Goran Visnjic Honorary Board Member Country and program leadership Kelvin Alie Dr. Elsayed Ahmed Ahmed Mohamed We all have a role in building a better world •IFAW joined with INTERPOL in an Program Director, Wildlife Crime and Regional Director, Middle East and As the new President and Chief Executive Officer, operation that targeted the illegal Consumer Awareness North Africa I am delighted to be presenting this Annual elephant ivory trade across 14 countries Kate Nattrass Atema Peter Pueschel Report to you with Kathleen Savesky, our new in Africa and made 214 arrests and Program Director, Companion Animals Director, International Environmental board chair. recovered two tons of ivory. Nancy Barr Agreements We both have long histories with IFAW and we •Our Beijing office raised the alarm Program Director, Animal Action Patrick R. Ramage are proud to be stepping up to take the helm at about an impending illegal auction of Education Program Director, Whales a time when our prior leadership, our supporters 400 bottles of tiger bone wine leading Jason Bell Katie Moore and staff around the world have built IFAW into a authorities to block the auction and other Program Director, Elephants Program Director, Animal Rescue powerhouse that makes meaningful differences auctions of endangered species in China. Regional Director, South Africa Céline Sissler-Bienvenu to the lives of animals. However, we still have much to do. And it Sheryl Fink Country Director, France and None of us can do this alone. IFAW is determined is the unwavering backing of our donors Director, Canada Seals Campaign Francophone Africa that makes us certain we can achieve Jeffrey Flocken Dr. Ralf (Perry) Sonntag to work with others—governments, other non- profit organizations, individuals, communities the transformational change we seek. Regional Director, North America Country Director, Germany Together, we really are making a difference Grace Ge Gabriel Paul Todd and corporations—to transform societies and build a world where animals are respected and for animals. Thank you for your continued Regional Director, Asia Director, International Law & Policy support. Nathan Herschler Arien van der Heijden protected. Director, Program Operations Country Director, Netherlands We have been busy over the past 12 months: James Isiche Sonja van Tichelen •In an unprecedented year for dolphin Regional Director, East Africa Regional Director, European Union strandings on Cape Cod, our Marine Mammal Dr. David Lavigne Dr. Maria (Masha) N. Vorontsova Rescue and Research team was able to rescue Science Advisor Regional Director, Russia and a remarkable 75 percent of live dolphins Robbie Marsland Commonwealth of Independent States stranded over a record-setting 85-day stranding Regional Director, United Kingdom Patricia Zaat event. Isabella McCrea Country Director, Canada •At great personal risk, a team from our Regional Director, Oceania office in France traveled to Cameroon to help Vivek Menon save elephants that were being killed by the Regional Director, Southern Asia hundreds. Kathleen Savesky Azzedine T. Downes Cynthia Milburn Chair President and CEO Director, Animal Welfare Outreach & Education Azzedine T. Downes President and CEO Program highlights 5 Smashing the links in the ivory supply chain 7 Reducing demand in China for illegal wildlife products 9 Racing to protect marine mammals 11 Rescuing and protecting animals in crisis Financial overview 13 Global 15 United States Donors 17 Donors 22 In-kind and pet endowment 23 Legacy society 25 Legacy gifts Smashing the “Alarm bells rang in An IFAW INTERPOL operation early January warning takes down ivory traffickers links in the ivory of the presence of the poachers, and were IFAW has partnered with INTERPOL supply chain simply ignored. Only since 2005, helping the international law enforcement organization IFAW is working to cut the deadly international pressure tackle illegal wildlife trafficking. and illegal ivory supply chain and damning criticism of the lack In March and April of 2012, IFAW at all its major intersections by of action by Cameroon authorities and INTERPOL executed Operation training rangers in anti-poaching finally forced a response.” WORTHY, the largest-ever coordinated techniques, collaborating with law – Céline Sissler-Bienvenu, wildlife law enforcement operation enforcement authorities to arrest Director, France and Francophone targeting the illegal trade in elephant traffickers and reducing demand Africa, who brought international media ivory and rhinoceros horn in Africa. throughout the world on and offline, attention to the crisis in Cameroon. Officials made 214 arrests and especially in China, one of the seized 2 tons of ivory, 44 pounds of largest consumers of ivory and rhino horn and 30 illegal firearms. other wildlife products. 5 ©IFAW 2013 “From the beginning, at the start of the seal campaign in the 70s, I have been a fan of IFAW and its method. I’m glad IFAW keeps me updated on animal cruelty, but also on the positive results. at IFAW helps all kinds of animals around the world makes me want to help IFAW.” — Ms. Hermans-Van Ginneken Training the first lines of Operation WORTHY defense against the ivory trade has been to date the most wide-ranging IFAW funds, equips and trains operation coordinated customs officials, law enforcement, by INTERPOL against park rangers and others who are the illegal ivory trade, responsible for stemming the flow of not just in terms of seizures and illegal ivory not only in Africa, but also arrests, but also in targeting the in the Middle East, a key transit point criminal organisations making for trafficking. IFAW has trained more millions of dollars through the than 1,600 law enforcement officers, killing and destruction of wildlife customs officials and anti-poaching and their habitat, and associated rangers around the world. In this fiscal crimes such as murder, corruption year, IFAW conducted trainings in and money laundering. countries such as Botswana, Djibouti, Iraq, Tanzania, Dubai, Republic of –David Higgins, manager of INTERPOL’s Environmental Crime Programme Congo and Bhutan. International Fund for Animal Welfare 6 “ Our monitoring Reducing of wildlife markets demand in indicates that illegal wildlife products are China for illegal increasingly sold Our Chinese staff’s keen insight as collectibles, at wildlife products into Chinese society enables them auctions and by specialty purveyors to create locally relevant, effective who tout wildlife products such Taking action in China campaigns designed to reduce the as elephant ivory and rhino horn Since establishing an office in demand for illegal wildlife products. as “investments.” Based on our Beijing in 1997, IFAW has been In 2012, IFAW advertisements– alert, the authorities successfully committed to reducing demand created to raise awareness of the stopped 400 bottles of tiger bone for illegal wildlife products in illegal wildlife trade–were displayed wine from being auctioned.” China, one of the world’s largest in airports, railway and bus stations – Grace Ge Gabriel, Director, Asia markets for goods like ivory and 200 residential