Concern for Helping Animals in Israel (CHAI)

campaign to ban horse-drawn carts & gambling on horse racing; creating humane ed. curriculum

• Categories: animal welfare
• Address: P.O. Box 3341      Map
• City, State: Alexandria,  Virginia   Country: United States   Postal Code: 22302
• Phone: 703-658-9650    Fax: Not Available
• WebSite: http://www.chai-online.org/
• Email: Concern for Helping Animals in Israel (CHAI)    Contact: Nina Natelson
• Description:
  CHAI, www.chai-online.org. est. 1984, sister charity in Israel, Hakol Chai. - campaigns to ban horse-drawn carts on city streets (horses often abused and abandoned) and to prevent gambling on horse racing from entering Israel. - 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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