Tuesday, November 30, 2004
IFAW Animal Action Award
If only more kids were as unafraid to step up to the plate as Katie and Emma Harvey...
Animal Action Week 2004
2004 Animal Action Award Winners
IFAW's Animal Action Awards were launched in Canada in 2003 and provide an opportunity to recognize and celebrate those special individuals who do outstanding work for animals.
From wildlife researchers to grass roots animal rescue shelters, the awards reach out to animal heroes of all kinds. Among the 2003 IFAW Animal Action Award recipients were York North MP Karen Kraft-Sloan for her work on the Species at Risk Act, Rene Chartrand for taking care of the feral cats on Parliament Hill, and Katie and Emma Harvey, two girls who helped rescue over 100 Alberta horses.
This year, the award recipients are as equally diverse and heroic. Please click on the links below to read about these amazing people and their achievements.
Dr. Jane Goodall:2004 Lifetime Achievment Award Recipient
Buddy Bear Rescue Award
Dawn Brodie: Acting for Species Survival
Diana Charlton: Community Animal Action Hero
Chris Darimont and Chester Starr (Lone Wolf): Compassion in Science Award
Mackie Green: Campobello Whale Rescue Team
Barry Jones: Individual Commitment Award
Barbara Yaffe: Animal Welfare in Journalism Award
Alexandra Morton: Education and Activism Award
Lesli Bisgould: Protecting animals through law
Animal Action Week 2004
2004 Animal Action Award Winners
IFAW's Animal Action Awards were launched in Canada in 2003 and provide an opportunity to recognize and celebrate those special individuals who do outstanding work for animals.
From wildlife researchers to grass roots animal rescue shelters, the awards reach out to animal heroes of all kinds. Among the 2003 IFAW Animal Action Award recipients were York North MP Karen Kraft-Sloan for her work on the Species at Risk Act, Rene Chartrand for taking care of the feral cats on Parliament Hill, and Katie and Emma Harvey, two girls who helped rescue over 100 Alberta horses.
This year, the award recipients are as equally diverse and heroic. Please click on the links below to read about these amazing people and their achievements.
Dr. Jane Goodall:2004 Lifetime Achievment Award Recipient
Buddy Bear Rescue Award
Dawn Brodie: Acting for Species Survival
Diana Charlton: Community Animal Action Hero
Chris Darimont and Chester Starr (Lone Wolf): Compassion in Science Award
Mackie Green: Campobello Whale Rescue Team
Barry Jones: Individual Commitment Award
Barbara Yaffe: Animal Welfare in Journalism Award
Alexandra Morton: Education and Activism Award
Lesli Bisgould: Protecting animals through law