Adoption Service
Animal welfare organisations offering adoption of dogs, cats and other animals in India, by state and district, with contact details, in our Directory.
Organisations
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Cat sanctuary
Cat Sanctuary Goa rescues and houses abandoned cats and kittens, provides them with food and medical care, gets them sterilized, and handles adoptions.
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Vatika Animal Sanctuary
A donor‑funded animal welfare organisation in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, operating since 2015. It runs an ambulance, a hospital and a sanctuary, offering rescue, emergency medical…
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All bark, no bite: Dog lovers fail to walk the talk to adopt strays from the beach
Stray dogs living on the beach often miss out on homes because advocates fail to adopt them. People who express affection for street dogs…
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Terra Anima Trust
Terra Anima Trust is an animal welfare organisation in The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. It is listed in weforanimals.com directory of animal welfare organisations (last…
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Nature & Animal Care Foundation (NACF)
Nature & Animal Care Foundation (NACF) is an animal welfare organisation in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is listed in weforanimals.com directory of animal welfare organisations…
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Animals With Humanity (AWH) Bhopal
Animals With Humanity is a Bhopal-based youth NGO operating in Madhya Pradesh that conducts animal rescues, road-accident emergency handling, medical assistance, foster coordination, rehabilitation,…
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Mars Global Adoption Survey finds 1 in 4 Indian non adopting pet parents open to adoption
The Mars Global Adoption Survey found that one in four Indian pet parents who did not adopt are open to pet adoption with the…
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Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre SGACC
Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre (SGACC) is India’s oldest and Delhi’s largest animal shelter and veterinary hospital providing shelter, medical care, adoption services, ambulance,…
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Red Paws Rescue
Red Paws Rescue is a non-profit charity working towards helping street animals in New Delhi. also working on mass sterilizations of stray animals in…
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Furrytails
Furrytails is a Delhi-based student group providing daily feeding, sterilisation, medical care, and adoption services to over 90 community dogs and cats around Mandi…
Questions about Adoption Service
Yes. The Supreme Court’s order of 22 Aug 2025 lets animal lovers apply to the municipal body to adopt street dogs. The dog is tagged and handed over, and the adopter must ensure it does not return to the streets.
You, as its owner. The ABC Rules, 2023 make owners of pet dogs responsible for their deworming, immunisation and sterilisation.
On the Directory, choose Adoption service under Service, then your state and district. The Opportunities page also lists adoption events by organisations.
Yes. Section 11 of the PCA Act, 1960 makes it cruelty to abandon any animal without reasonable cause in a way that is likely to make it suffer from starvation or thirst.