Leo went home
Leo was in our care until his original family found him again. We called it our first ever success story, and thanked the two people who believed in him when we asked them to.
Read his storyBadlapur, Mumbai · Rescuing since 2021
A shelter in Mumbai for the cats and dogs nobody else would take — more than 270 of them right now. Medical care, sterilisation drives, street feeding and adoptions, every single day.
Run by four people who answer their own phones: Rutuja, Abhidnya, Megha and Sharmishtha.
Animals rescued
Since the first rescue
in 2021
Animals in our care
Shelter count
15 March 2026
Adoptions completed
Animals in homes,
not on the street
Cats sterilised in one drive
Thakarbappa, Kurla East
February 2026
These are our own figures. See all of them, and how we count them, on the Achievements page.
Why we exist
The animals who need the most help are the ones nobody else will take — the injured, the abandoned, the ones with one eye left. We give them a roof, medical care and time, and then we look for the family that will keep them.
We don't give up on our babies. Ever. That is the whole method, and everything else on this site comes out of it.
What we do
Rescue and treatment, sterilisation, feeding, and adoption with awareness. Every rupee you give goes into one of these four.
We take in what others can't: road accidents, open wounds, infections, the animals nobody else will touch.
The animals we've saved
Trap, neuter, release, across Mumbai — 24 cats in a single drive, 16 in one week.
Our drive counts
A route across the city every day, because for a street animal one missed meal can be the last one.
Fund a week of food
Leo went back to his family — our first success story. Now we are looking for the next one.
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“Sterilization is not cruelty — it's compassion. Fewer births mean healthier animals and a better coexistence for everyone.” Paws and Purpose, on our sterilisation drives
Stories
Out of more than 270 animals in our care, these are the ones we can show you from beginning to end.
Leo was in our care until his original family found him again. We called it our first ever success story, and thanked the two people who believed in him when we asked them to.
Read his story
Tara was found on the street with severe gastroenteritis, dehydration and almost no strength left. She was treated, she recovered fully, and she was cleared for a home.
Read her storyHe took the impact on his mouth and his jaw was misaligned, so he could not eat at all. A feeder rushed him to us. He went from wet food back to dry food, and then back to wagging.
Read his storyOur veterinary partner, the brands who gave, and the people who visited, donated and shared.
Where your money goes
You should know exactly what you are paying for. These are the four amounts we are asked for most.
Feeds the street feeding route for a week.
₹2,500A new rescue case: first aid, diagnostics and medicines.
₹5,000Full treatment and rehabilitation for one animal, until they are ready for a home.
₹10,000Sees two animals through treatment and rehabilitation, from rescue to ready.
Nothing is held back for anything else. Food and medical care take eight rupees in every ten.
Ways to help
One-time or monthly. Every amount is tied to an outcome, and receipts are emailed.
Give nowShelter shifts, feeding routes, transport to the vet, or a skill you already have.
Tell us what you can doSome of our animals are ready for a home today. Some need a temporary one while they recover.
Start the conversationCan't do any of those? Share this page on WhatsApp — one tap sends it. It is the cheapest thing you can do for us, and it works.
Our animals
Nine of the animals in our care, photographed at the shelter and on the street.
Trust & transparency
We would rather you asked. Every medical appeal we post promises the same thing: bills, records and treatment updates shared with the people who funded them. This site is where that promise lives.
Here is what we promise instead of asking you to trust a certificate: the bills, the records and the outcome, on every case we fund.
Questions about a donation? Message us on WhatsApp rather than Instagram DMs — we are moving all of this onto a proper system.
One short email a month: what we rescued, what we sterilised, where the money went. No shock photos, no daily asks.
Pick an amount, and we will tell you exactly what it did.