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Animal welfare organisations offering adoption of dogs, cats and other animals in India, by state and district, with contact details, in our Directory.

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  • CARE – Charlie’s Animal Rescue Centre

    Charlie’s Animal Rescue Centre (CARE) in Bangalore, India rescues, rehabilitates, shelters, and provides veterinary care to injured and ill street animals while promoting humane…

  • Visakha Society for Protection and Care of Animals

    Visakha SPCA provides rescue, medical treatment, shelter, and mobile ambulance services for dogs, cats, cattle, birds, reptiles, trafficked wildlife, and farm animals in Visakhapatnam…

  • P.S.S. Educational Development Society

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code AP018/1998). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • People for Animals, Guwahati

    People for Animals Guwahati is an NGO in Assam that rescues and rehabilitates street animals and arranges for their adoption.

  • Blue Cross Animals & Environmental Welfare Society

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code AP085/2004). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • SPCA Ahmedabad

    SPCA Ahmedabad is a non-profit animal welfare organisation working for animals suffering from cruelty in Ahmedabad district. It helps abused animals, takes legal action…

  • Pashu Pakshi Prani Kalyan Mandal

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code GJ005/1988). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • Vadodara Centre for Animal Rescue and Emergency (VCARE)

    VCARE provides veterinary services, shelter, and rescue for sick, injured, and abandoned animals and birds. It offers boarding, ambulance transport, hydrotherapy, and vaccinations, while…

  • Shri Jivdaya Pariwar Charitable Trust

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code GJ134/2001). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • Welfare for Animals In Goa

    Welfare for Animals in Goa is an animal rescue organisation that operates a shelter, veterinary rescue clinic, and cattle sanctuary. It rescues stray and…

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.