animal rights

Sai Vignesh started helping animals at a very young age, thanks to his grandfather. Later, he started Almighty Animal Care Trust in Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu to provide a safe haven for injured animals.

Anne Wright stayed behind when her family left for Britain, devoting her life to protecting India’s natural heritage and sparking a quiet conservation revolution — discover her untold story.

At 27, Bhargsetu Sharma leads a rescue initiative that has saved over 5,000 animals. Here’s how she is inspiring a movement of compassion and action for a kinder, more empathetic world.

A pet stylist by profession, Vedhapriya Ganesan from Chennai is an honorary wildlife rescuer. She also rehabilitates rescued snakes and conducts awareness programmes about wildlife conservation.

A former educator turned full-time animal advocate, Chandrika Yolmo Lama’s tireless work has helped rescue over 200 stay dogs. Today, she walks eight kilometres every morning to cater to the needs of all stray dogs in her locality.

The Kind Hour Foundation, led by artist and animal welfare champion Mouli Mehrotra, is using the power of art and education to change the lives of street animals. Through creative street murals, community outreach, and educational workshops, the foundation is teaching empathy and responsibility towards animals, particularly to children.

On Gandhi Jayanti, we take a look at eight inspiring Indians who are shaping the nation that Mahatma Gandhi dreamt of all those years ago, encapsulating the true spirit of humanity and nationalism

Not long ago, these 'freagles' were terrified creatures living in solitary cages in labs, with little company or stimuli — even sunlight was alien to them. #HeroesOfHumanity

"I was absolutely devastated and shocked by what I saw. Several elephants had been blinded, many had raw bleeding wounds on their ankles, and almost all of them had enormous tumours on their hips. And yet they were being forced to parade beneath the scorching sun, deprived of a proper home, food, and water.”

When Lilly was found, she had been chained to stand under the hot sun with no access to fresh food, water or even a resting mound for 60 days straight. What happened next gave her a second chance at life.