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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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  • Blue Cross of Hyderabad

    The Blue Cross of Hyderabad implements stray animal birth control and anti-rabies vaccination programs, provides community clinics, shelter, adoptions, and animal welfare training for…

  • People for Animals Hyderabad & Secunderabad

    PFA is one of the largest animal welfare NGOs in India. PFA Hyderabad’s founding members have been tireless advocates for animal welfare, animal rights,…

  • Doon Animal Welfare

    Doon Animal Welfare Foundation provides rescue, treatment, shelter, adoption, feeding, and ambulance services for stray dogs, abandoned cows, and vulnerable animals in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

  • PFA Agra

    PFA Agra operates a hospital and shelter for sick, abandoned, and injured animals in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. It provides rescue services, animal birth control…

  • Jeev Aashraya Gaiushala

    Jeev Aashraya Gaoshala is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, operating for over 11 years. It works for un-owned and vulnerable animals…

  • Love `N’ Care for Animals

    Love ‘N’ Care for Animals is a Kolkata-based non-profit organisation that provides birth control, immunisation, treatment, rehabilitation, disaster relief, pet camps, and awareness programmes…

  • People for Animals

    Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI code WB025/1999). Source: AWBI list of recognised animal welfare organisations as on .

  • Casper’s Home Trust

    Casper’s Home Trust in Agra, India provides medical care, shelter, and food to homeless and distressed dogs. It also educates the public on animal…

  • ASHA Tails of Hope

  • 40 rescued dogs up for adoption, 8 find homes in Bengaluru

    Over 40 rescued Indian dogs were displayed for adoption at Bengaluru East City Corporation’s Adopt Me–Second Innings campaign on Saturday. The event involved 17…

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.