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Uniting India for Animals

Legal Support | Capacity Building | Policy Reform | Evidence Based Movement

As a collective voice for the animal protection community in India, FIAPO unites all animal protection organisations nationwide to exchange ideas, build expertise, and strengthen the country’s animal protection movement. FIAPO works with over 192+ member organizations and over 1700+ activists in more than 90 cities across India. FIAPO is the largest Federation in the country and one of the largest movement-building organisations in the world.

15/04/2026

Are you an aspiring vet, campus student, animal lover or caregiver, volunteer, or pet parent? This is for YOU.💉🐶

This World Veterinary Day, join us for an engaging session with Dr Hargun Singh, a veterinary surgeon and Primary Surgeon at Neighbourhood Woof, Delhi, with hands-on experience in surgery, emergency care, and large-scale animal welfare initiatives across India. From working on the ground in sterilisation and vaccination drives to advanced clinical practice, he brings real-world insights you won’t find in textbooks.

What you’ll learn:

* Why ABC (Animal Birth Control) matters
* How rabies control protects both animals and people
* ⁠The importance of deworming and vaccination
* ⁠Basic first aid every pet parent & rescuer should know
* Career paths in veterinary science for animal welfare

📅25 April (Saturday)
🕰️6 PM – 7 PM

Whether you want to help animals, build practical skills, or explore a future in this space, this session will give you a head start.

Don’t miss out - register now!

LINK : Can be found in Linktree

[World Veterinary Day, veterinary science, animal welfare, animal birth control, rabies prevention, pet care, deworming, vaccination, animal first aid, veterinary careers, animal rescue, pet parenting, Neighbourhood Woof, FIAPO]

14/04/2026

On Ambedkar Jayanti, we’re reminded that the law alone has never been enough.

Dr Ambedkar understood this more acutely than most: rights inscribed on paper mean little without a society willing to honour them in conscience and in practice. He fought for a transformation in how people see, value, and extend dignity to those made invisible by habit and hierarchy.

That insight reaches far beyond its original context. Every movement that asks society to widen its circle of moral concern, to notice the suffering it has learned to overlook, and to resist the normalisation of cruelty is doing work that rhymes with this legacy.

For those of us in animal welfare, the question B. R. Ambedkar’s life poses is a clarifying one: Are we building laws, or are we building conscience? Because without the latter, even the strongest protections become hollow.

Rights live longest when they are held by people, not just by institutions.

[Ambedkar Jayanti, B R Ambedkar philosophy, law vs conscience, social justice India, human dignity, equality and inclusion, animal welfare ethics, moral responsibility, expanding moral circle, compassion in practice, rights vs reality, systemic change, ethical progress, preventing cruelty]

13/04/2026

What young Indians believe about farmed animals is shifting.

70% GenZs believe in the sentience of farmed animals.

The newly launched YouGov survey commissioned by India Karuna Collaborative is based on responses from 3,010 adults aged 18–30 across India. It looks at how young people think about farmed animals, what they believe about animal welfare, and whether those beliefs are translating into actionable behaviour.

One of the clearest tensions in the report sits between empathy and action. Concern is visible, but it is not always easy to act on. The survey shows that 54% say animal welfare is very or extremely important when buying products, while only 29% say they consider it while making purchases.

The report points to why: uneven awareness, persistent misconceptions about farm conditions, low familiarity with welfare labels, and the practical pull of habit, cost, and convenience.

Read the full report on Linktree for the complete picture.

[Gen Z India, farmed animal sentience, animal welfare attitudes, ethical consumption India, consumer behaviour Gen Z, food ethics India, welfare labels awareness, sustainable food choices, plant-based trends India, youth attitudes survey, behaviour gap empathy vs action, animal welfare purchasing decisions, conscious consumption India, YouGov survey India, India Karuna Collaborative report]

11/04/2026

This is not “cruelty.” This is sexual violence.

And in India, the law barely recognises it. Under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, offenders can still walk away with fines as low as ₹50. Earlier, Section 377 of the IPC treated sexual abuse of animals as a serious offence punishable with life imprisonment or up to ten years’ imprisonment, but its removal under the new legal framework has left a dangerous gap.

Between 2010–2020, at least 82 cases of sexual abuse against animals were documented, and that’s only what surfaced publicly. There is no official national data tracking these crimes, which means most cases are invisible, unreported, and unpunished.

We need 1 lakh voices to demand legal recognition and stronger punishment for sexual crimes against animals.

Sign the petition in our bio and add your name.

[animal sexual abuse India, animal cruelty law India, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, be******ty laws India, animal protection laws India, legal reform animal welfare, animal rights India, strengthen animal laws, violence against animals India, petition animal welfare India, animal justice India, report animal abuse India, animal safety laws, IPC 377 animals, legal gap animal abuse India]

10/04/2026

In parts of Punjab and Haryana, dog fighting events have been operating like an underground sport. They are planned in advance, shared through closed groups, and draw local crowds. A whole dark economy works in the background.

Dog fighting rings in North India have been repeatedly exposed through raids involving betting networks and organised gatherings.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court order leaves no room for interpretation. Dog fighting is a criminal offence. Once reported, an FIR must be registered, setting off investigation and legal action against those involved.

For bystanders, this is where it shifts. Evidence matters. Videos, locations, timings. Even small details can help authorities trace and act.
If something feels off in your area, trust that instinct and report it.

[dog fighting India, Punjab Haryana dog fighting, illegal animal fights, animal cruelty law India, FIR animal abuse, report dog fighting, betting networks India, animal welfare enforcement]

07/04/2026

Public health conversations often begin at the point of crisis; when infections rise, treatments fail, or new diseases emerge. By then, the system has already done its work.💉

Antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic spillovers, and climate-linked health risks are not isolated challenges. They are outcomes of how animals are raised, how food is produced, and how ecosystems are altered at scale.

What appears as a human health issue is deeply shaped by animal health systems and environmental change. Ignoring these connections limits how effectively we respond.🌱

This is the basis of a One Health approach, understanding health as a shared outcome of interconnected systems.

Read more in India Karuna Collaborative’s report The Interconnected Crisis. Comment “HEALTH” to access it.

[one health approach, interconnected health systems, antimicrobial resistance causes, zoonotic spillover risks, climate change health impact, food production systems, animal agriculture impact, public health prevention, ecosystem health link, health policy insights]

06/04/2026

You’ve been fooled into believing that cats and dogs are the ‘strays’ of our cities, when in fact they are natural residents of our streets. This is their home.😸🐶

What doesn’t fit, but is now widely normalised, is a 400-kilo gentle animal navigating traffic, eating waste, and surviving injury in the middle of a city.

A large share of cattle on our streets come from the dairy economy. They are abandoned when they stop being profitable due to age, illness, or because they are male. India has an estimated 50 lakh stray cattle, and their presence in cities is a direct outcome of this cycle.🐮

This World Stray Animals Day, look beyond what is ‘normalised’ and question what is placing these animals on our streets.

Comment ‘DAIRY’ to read FIAPO’s investigation on the dairy industry.

[stray cattle India, dairy industry truth, animal abandonment, urban animal crisis, street animal rights, FIAPO report, ethical dairy, hidden cost of milk]

03/04/2026

There is a bias in the way humans distribute empathy. You’ve been fooled if you’ve believed any less.🦐

We give it most readily to animals who are warm, expressive, familiar, or close to us. Aquatic animals are often denied that instinctive sympathy, even as science asks us to take their inner lives seriously.

The LSE Birch Review 2021 concluded that decapod crustaceans should be recognised as sentient in animal welfare law. This means the case for them is no longer merely sentimental. It is scientific.

This World Aquatic Animal Day, let us read, reflect, and widen the boundaries of care.

Because a life does not matter less simply because it is harder for us to see

[sentience, animal welfare, aquatic animals, decapod crustaceans, empathy bias, LSE Birch Review, ethical consumption, marine life protection, compassion, animal rights,]

02/04/2026

If pets are family, family cannot be bought. But, sadly this is not the popular consensus. 🐰

A recent investigation by People for Animals Public Policy Foundation (PFAPPF) and FIAPO looked at over 150 pet shops across Bengaluru, visited through early 2025, and shows how early that story can go wrong for many animals. It makes you pause and rethink what sits behind a simple purchase.

Across these shops, animals ranging from dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, and exotic fishes were found in deplorable conditions. In several instances, even wildlife species protected under law were being offered for sale.

These conditions aren’t accidental; they are part of a system built on demand, where animals are treated as products to be displayed and sold.

Adoption offers a different path. It begins with giving an animal a second chance. Shelters are full of animals ready to form real bonds and become part of a loving home.

Choosing adoption is a powerful decision. It changes one life directly, and over time, it helps shift the system itself.
So, choose better. Choose love. Adopt. Don’t shop.

Comment “Pet Shop Rules” to receive the investigation report.

[animal welfare, pet adoption, adopt don’t shop, pet shop regulations, illegal pet trade, wildlife protection, ethical pet ownership, rescue animals, shelter adoption, responsible pet parenting, compassion in action, consumer awareness]

EthicalLiving

01/04/2026

Nothing entertaining about a bear dancing on cue.
Nothing entertaining about a monkey in costume.
Nothing entertaining about an elephant turned into a backdrop.

Chanchal’s pink-painted photoshoot in Jaipur brought the reality of many animals into sharp focus. The larger issue is their continued use in rides, blessings, performances, parades, selfies, and spectacle, where control is often presented as culture, fun, or art. What we choose to support shapes what continues.

Here’s what you can do:
🐘Stop encouraging the use of animals for entertainment.
🐘Choose experiences that do not rely on captivity, forced interaction, or display.
🐘If you witness cruelty or exploitation, report it to the relevant authorities, including the Animal Welfare Board of India, local police, forest department, or district SPCA.

Let’s be a collective voice against the use and abuse of animals.

[animal welfare, animal cruelty, wildlife protection, ethical tourism, animal rights, captive animals, animal exploitation, Jaipur elephants, Chanchal elephant, animal rides, forced performances, wildlife abuse, compassionate travel, cruelty-free choices, reporting animal cruelty, Animal Welfare Board of India, sustainable tourism, respect for animals]

31/03/2026

On 29 March, something quietly shifted in Bengaluru’s public spaces. 🐾

When the South City Corporation hosted an adoption drive in a central, everyday location, it did more than facilitate adoptions. It helped normalise care by bringing animal welfare into shared civic life, where visibility shapes behaviour. In a city already exploring structured feeding zones and community-led street dog management, this adds a meaningful layer of participation. It invites citizens not just to support a cause, but to practise coexistence through adoption, responsible feeding, and a better understanding of animal behaviour.

What stands out is the move towards integration.

A growing system that encourages everyday empathy and collective responsibility. Because the future of urban animal welfare depends on how naturally compassion fits into the rhythm of city life.

[Bengaluru adoption drive, civic animal welfare, BBMP initiatives, indie dog adoption, urban coexistence, community participation, responsible feeding, street dog management, compassionate cities, public space engagement]

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