Let the Animals Live

About us

The organizations goals are

- Working towards lowering the use of euthanasia (mercy killing) of healthy animals.
- Supply immediate help for animals in distress.
- Act towards neutering animals in order to prevent the unsupervised breeding and educate the public about the importance of Neutering.
- Maintain an animal shelter where animals are cared for until finding adopting homes.
- Act towards the new animal protection law and seeing to its implementation, thereby protecting animals’ rights to live.
- Creating educational values within the public of Israel.
- Extending the Animal Protection law.

Legal precedents resulting from the organization's activities

1993 - Haifa District Court decision banning the export of dogs and cats to the Philippines for human consumption. LET THE ANIMALS LIVE uncovered the enterprise responsible and sued successfully.
1994 - Banning of dog fights and criminal indictments against those involved.
1994 - Expansion of the Law against Cruelty to Animals and jail sentences of 3 years for offenders, through the Knesset and MK Avraham Poraz.
1995 - Banning of circuses exploiting wild animals, through the Knesset and then Minister of the
environment, MK Yossi Sarid.
1997 - Supreme Court decision banning fights between men and alligators. Worldwide Precedence.
1997 - Ban on baboon breeding for experiments at kibbutz "Or Haner", through the Knesset and Prime Minister.
2000 - Supreme court appeal for unsupervised stray cats killing by the municipality veterinarian services.Precedence setting decision was ruled at 2004 by Supreme Court judge, Dorner, where stray cats killing must be the last resort measure taken only when public well being cannot be efficiently guarded.
2003 - Supreme Court appeal against BFC farm located in Mazor regarding import and export of monkeys for commercial use.
2003 - Supreme Court appeal using dogs in ATLS procedures, which is a training program for military and civilian surgeons
2004 - Supreme Court appeal against animals transportation and torture (import of calves from Australia) by a misery journey to be slaughtered in Israel.
2005 - Joint Supreme Court appeal with Anonymous against geese force feeding.

History

LET THE ANIMALS LIVE, a non-profit animal welfare organization, was founded in Israel in 1986 in an attempt to provide immediate aid to stray animals in distress. Rehabilitation and adoption of these abandoned animals are the goals of the organization. In addition the organization aims to educate the general public to understand and care for animals.

The organization does not practice euthanasia (mercy killing) of healthy animals
Over the past 20 years the organization has neutered 50,000 dogs and cats and homed 35,000 of them. Aid and veterinary care has been provided to tens of thousands of animals including horses, donkeys, crocodiles, dolphins, camels and virtually every kind of animal in distress as a result of abuse.

Thousands of complaints have been filed with the police, which have resulted in hundreds of civil suits as well as petitions to the Israeli Supreme Court. In so doing public awareness of the importance of protecting animals has been increased and led to the expansion of the Law against Cruelty to Animals.

LET THE ANIMALS LIVE also provides assistance to large enterprises with the treatment and breeding of animals on a no-kill basis. Lectures are given at schools and other educational institutions in order to improve the youth's attitude toward animals.

The Organization’s facilities

Call center for animals in distress
The center operates an ambulance, which rescues animals in distress throughout the center of Israel. The animals are treated and kept in the shelter until adopted. The center also processes calls from the public regarding abuse and maltreatment of animals. The center works in cooperation with the police and legal advisers in order to punish the offenders.

Animal shelter - adoption center and discount veterinary services
Approximately 200 cats and dogs are cared for in the shelter where the primary aim is to relocate them to loving homes. Every adopted animal makes space for another distressed animal, which are picked by the organization. In addition to regular treatment, the organization’s vets spay and neuter animals brought in by the public at discount prices. Free advice and guidance is available.