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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.

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  • International Animal Rescue

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code GO006/2005). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • Goal Foundation

    Goal Foundation operates an NGO in Ahmedabad and Rajkot, Gujarat. The organisation provides on-call ambulance and rescue services, treatment, animal birth control, adoption programs,…

  • Prayas Team Environment Charitable Trust

    Prayas Team Environment Charitable Trust provides animal rescue, treatment, shelter, adoption, and wildlife rescue for animals, birds, and wildlife across Surat and South Gujarat.

  • World Sankirtan Tour Trust

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code HR277/2016). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre

    Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre rescues distressed wild animals, provides medical treatment and rehabilitation, and conducts outreach and educational programs. It operates in Bengaluru…

  • Krupa Loving Animals

    Krupa Loving Animal is an NGO in Bangalore, Karnataka, providing treatment, rehabilitation, and shelter for sick, injured, and abandoned street animals including dogs, cats,…

  • People for Animals – Bangalore

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code KA025/2001). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • Guardian of Angels Trust

    Guardian of Angels Trust operates a shelter, hospital, and 24×7 rescue and ambulance service for sick, injured, abused, blind, paralyzed, and abandoned cattle, dogs,…

  • PAWS- Thrissur Charitable Trust

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code KL032/2015). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • Street Dog Watch Association

    Street Dog Watch Association is a stray dog charity based in Kovalam, Kerala, that sterilises, vaccinates, and rescues dogs and cats, re-homes abandoned pups,…

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.