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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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  • Bombay SPCA

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code MH002/1966). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • Lets Live Together

    Let’s Live Together is a registered non-profit trust in Bangalore that rescues, fosters, feeds, vaccinates, and sterilises homeless and motherless puppies, and facilitates their…

  • Smart Association

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code KL025/2004). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • Animal Rescue Kerala Charitable Trust

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code KL030/2007). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • The Welfare of Stray Dogs

    The Mumbai-based animal welfare organization provides sterilisation, vaccination, rescue, medical treatment, and adoption services for street dogs to help control population and ensure health…

  • Blue Cross Society of Pune

    Established in 1994, the organisation operates a veterinary hospital in Pune offering free OPD and limited IPD treatment, sterilisations, vaccinations, diagnostics, and pet adoptions…

  • Society for the Protection of Animals & Nature

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code MH088/2002). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • Mission Possible

    Mission Possible Foundation Pune rescues stray dogs and cats, provides medical care and rehabilitation, shelters them, feeds them, and rehomes them in Pune, Maharashtra.

  • Universal Animal Welfare Society

    Universal Animal Welfare Society is a hospital and NGO founded by veterinarians Dr Hanumant Shelke and Dr Swati Shelke. It provides emergency rescue, treatment,…

  • Plant and Animals Welfare Society (PAWS)

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code MH111/2004). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

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.