International Animal Rescue

International Animal Rescue work all around the world to save animals from suffering. We cut free the dancing bears in India, we rescue primates from animal traffickers in Indonesia, and we care for stray dogs and cats worldwide, as well as helping the plight of countless other animals. Whenever we can, we release the rescued animals back into the wild, and when that’s not possible we give them a safe haven for life.

Eco-friendly cards: Card from responsibly managed forests (FSC®), vegetable-based inks, recycled paper envelopes, compostable outer slips.

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Card size: 160x160mm. Blank inside.

Photography: Nick Ridley, Olivia Pile (AR101, AR106, AR114), Chris Rowlands (AR103), Frances Taylor (AR107), Adrian Campfield (AR108), Alan Robinson (AR111, AR112), Karen Budkiewicz (AR115), Giane Portal (AR119-120), S.B. de Freytas (AR121), David Leather (AR122), Doug Chinnery (AR123), Leslie Ann O'Dell (AR124), Carol Walker (AR128), Bob Langrish (AR129-132), Martin Fry (AR133)

Text on Reverse of Card

Code: AR101		 When I bestride him, I soar, I am a hawk: he trots the air; the earth sings when he touches it; the basest horn of his hoof is more musical than the pipe of Hermes.

Henry V, William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
 

Code: AR102		 “What’s going on ear?”
 

Code: AR103		 “GettheballgettheballgettheBALL!”
 

Code: AR104		 “The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
 

Code: AR105		 “It’s bijou – but at least it’s a paw on the property ladder!”
 

Code: AR106		 He’s of the colour of the nutmeg. And of the heat of the ginger … he is pure air and fire; and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him, but only in Patient stillness while his rider mounts him …

Henry V, William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
 

Code: AR107		 “Our task must be to free ourselves ... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”

Albert Einstein (1859–1955)
 

Code: AR108		 My treasures do not clink together or glitter; They gleam in the sun and neigh in the night.

Arabian proverb
 

Code: AR109		 “My husband said it was him or the cat ... I miss him sometimes.”
 

Code: AR110		 “Me? I was born to run!”
 

Code: AR111		 “Dogs have owners, cats have staff.”
 

Code: AR112		 “Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.”
 

Code: AR113		 “Look into my eyes, not around my eyes, straight into my eyes … now fetch me a bone.”
 

Code: AR114		 “Give us a kiss!”
 

Code: AR115		 And Allah took a handful of southerly wind, blew His breath over it, and created the horse … Thou shall fly without wings, and conquer without any sword. Oh, horse.

Bedouin legend
 

Code: AR116		 “I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the ‘lower animals’ (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910)
 

Code: AR117		 “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi (1869–1948)
 

Code: AR118		 “Mud? What mud?”
 

Code: AR119		 “All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”

Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
 

Code: AR120		 “One, two, three … and stretch!”
 

Code: AR121		 “Life is nothing without friendship.”

Cicero (106–43 BC)
 

Code: AR122		 “Oh come on … Let’s play!”
 

Code: AR123		 Stan, or to give him his full name which we use when he misbehaves, Stanley, is a two-year-old English Cocker Spaniel. He has a particular fancy for stealing old socks – the cheesier the better. When he meets other dogs on his walks he gets to engage in his favourite pastime, chasing them and being chased by them, he never tires of this. In nature he is intelligent, loyal and very eager to please. The image on the card was made on his first ever outing in the snow – to say he was excited by it would be an understatement – he seemed to view his mission in life that evening to pounce on every flake!

Doug Chinnery – Photographer
 

Code: AR124		 “If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910)
 

Code: AR125

“Am I cute enough for ya? Am I?”
 

Code: AR126

“Ears up or down? I just can’t decide …”
 

Code: AR127

“To infinity … and beyond!”
 

Code: AR128

“Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way.”

John Muir (1838–1914)
 

Code: AR129

My treasures do not clink together or glitter; they gleam in the sun and neigh in the night. 

Bedouin proverb
 

Code: AR130

These versatile, robust little horses are native to the alpine regions of Austria and northern Italy, and have a history that some believe dates back to the Middle Ages. They are recognisable by their chestnut colour and white or flaxen manes and tails. 
 

Code: AR131

“Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.”

W.C. Fields (1880–1946)
 

Code: AR132

A thousand horse, the wild, the free,
Like waves that follow o’er the sea,
Came thickly thundering on, ...

Mazeppa, Lord Byron (1788–1824)
 

Code: AR133

“The scratches on the sofa? 

We’re both pretty sure that was the dog ...” 
 
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