Animal Welfare

A project which invests in smallholder farmers is good for animals, good for the environment, and good for the economy!

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing) Rules, 2017 will make the field of dog-breeding more ethical and easily regulated. Here are 10 reasons why this is a great development.

The couple's journey took them from teaching at Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh to rehabilitating elephants in Tamil Nadu.

Together, they embarked on a journey for the next eight years that would end up saving the lives of more than 2,000 street animals.

AIF’s Clinton Fellow Avan Antia shares her admiration for the founders of Tamil Nadu’s Croc Bank, who pulled up their sleeves to make a difference, and inspired a whole generation.

Many organisations in the country have been relentlessly working towards providing onsite treatment for injuries as well as maggot infections.

Animal welfare advocacy is slowly gaining acceptance and following in India, but activists continue to run into trouble with funding, legal problems, and apathy. However, this has not deterred several individuals and organisations from fighting for the rights of all kinds of animals and birds.

ResQ Charitable Trust in Pune rescues and treats injured and sick animals and birds, including dogs, cats, rabbits, pigs, elephants, cows and monkeys from across the city.

The snake is a powerful symbol in Indian mythology and Hinduism. But due to various beliefs and myths surrounding snakes, every year, thousands of them are poached from the forests for snake charming. Rise in awareness, conservation efforts, and stringent law enforcement have led to a gradual decline of this practice in big urban cities.

In a city with hundreds of suffering and homeless birds and animals, Jivdaya, an animal welfare trust is bringing hope and love to Ahmedabad’s furry and feathered residents.