Concern for Helping Animals in Israel (CHAI)campaign to ban horse-drawn carts & gambling on horse racing; creating humane ed. curriculum
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Member since January 1999.
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http://www.chai-online.org/
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Contact: Nina Natelson
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P.O. Box 3341
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Alexandria,
Virginia
Zip:22302
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703-658-9650
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Description:
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Online ordering:
Yes
Mail / Phone order:
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Nonprofit: Yes
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CHAI, www.chai-online.org. est. 1984, sister charity in Israel, Hakol Chai.
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campaigns to ban horse-drawn carts on city streets (horses often abused and
abandoned) and to prevent gambling on horse racing from entering Israel.
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creating a humane education curriculum for secular schools and another for
Jewish schools.
- imported first animal ambulance and first mobile
spay/neuter clinic, offered low-cost spaying and neutering throughout the
country via the clinic.
- co-sponsored, with government ministries,
educational conferences for educators and veterinarians.
- sent funds,
equipment, supplies and veterinary drugs to shelters and helped establish new
shelters where none existed.
- rescued and rehabilitated animals, including
horses, and offered a lifeline for animals during emergencies (Disengagement
from Gaza, war with Hezbollah in Lebanon), distributing food and water,
rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming animals, flew 39 rescued puppies to the
U.S.
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Focus:
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1) Animal welfare
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is OUR
community project.
