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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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Free
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Entered Jan 1999
Last updated Feb 2009
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Categories:
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Organization
, Animal welfare
, Animal rights
, Vegetarian / vegan / raw food
, Environmental
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Address:
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P.O. Box 3341
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| Alexandria,
Virginia
Country: United States
| zipcode: 2230
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| Phone:
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703-658-965
Fax:
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WebSite:
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http://www.chai-online.org/
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Send Email
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to: Concern for Helping Animals in Israel (CHAI)
Contact: Nina Natelson
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Description:
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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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Online Ordering:
Yes
Mail Order Possible:
Yes
Nonprofit: Yes
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