Proof, not promises
This is the page a donor, a journalist or a company checks. Everything here is dated, and the stories are the ones we can tell from beginning to end.
Impact dashboard
Each figure carries the date it was counted.
Animals rescued
Since the first rescue in 2021
Adoptions completed
Animals in homes rather than on the street
Animals in our care
Counted at the shelter on 15 March 2026
Years of rescuing
First rescue 2021 · shelter in Badlapur since 2022
Cats sterilised in a single drive
Thakarbappa, Kurla East · 9 February 2026
Sterilisation drives a year
Trap, neuter, release · across Mumbai
Milestones
Where it started, and then month by month through 2026.
One animal, one vet bill, and no organisation behind it. This is the year Paws and Purpose really started, long before it had a name.
Four people made it official, and the animals moved in with them instead of being visited across the city.
Our first-ever success story: an animal returned to his original family. We thanked the two people who believed in him.
Trap, neuter, release, at Thakarbappa in Kurla East. “24 lives protected.”
Shared as a win for the whole Paws and Purpose family, because one animal is what the whole programme is made of.
A second drive count, published with the same “sterilization is compassion” framing.
A newborn carried to us in a Blinkit delivery bag, and named after it. We turned the rescue into a public pitch to the brand to make cities kinder to strays.
The appeal that made the arithmetic public. Full transparency promised, and the bills shared with the supporters who cleared it.
Hit by a car, jaw misaligned, unable to eat. A feeder got him to us. He went from wet food back to dry food.
A cat found with an eye completely out of the socket, funded publicly for emergency surgery, with a promise that all records and bills would be shared.
Every animal moved under a safe roof before the rains, while a dog admitted to Parel SPCA with a severe nasal maggot wound waited for his reunion with the founder.
Feeding appeals through the rain, when street animals lose access to their usual food sources.
Our own words: it is not just a meal, it is survival.
Found with severe gastroenteritis and dehydration, treated, and discharged ready for adoption.
The 2026 dates come from posts we published. The years before that are the part of our story nobody was writing down at the time.
Recognition & support
We hold no awards. What we do have is a network that shows up — owners, vets, brands, creators and feeders. When an award does arrive, it slots into this same list.
Owner. Runs the shelter day to day, and is the person on every rescue appeal.
Since 2021 · Proof: our own posts
Co-owner of Paws and Purpose.
Since 2021 · Proof: team confirmation
Where our most critical cases are admitted, including the dog with the maggot wound.
Since 2021 · Permission: pending
Donated beds and toys for the animals at the shelter.
When: 2026 · Permission: pending
The newborn rescued in a Blinkit bag, and the public pitch that followed to work together on kinder cities for strays.
When: March 2026 · Permission: pending
Our public list of food and essentials, so supporters can send something material instead of money.
Link in our Instagram bio
Tagged in our January 2026 posts, alongside the work itself.
Permission: pending before any name or photo goes live
Posted a shelter visit, thanking the shelter and Rutuja's rescue work.
Permission: pending
Each entry on this page answers four questions: who they are, how they are connected, since when, and what proves it. Add a row and the same layout holds an award.
Awards: none yet, confirmed
Case studies
Injuries are described in plain medical language. No shock photography, no exploitative before-and-after — the same standard we already hold ourselves to on Instagram.
Tara was found on the street with severe gastroenteritis, dehydration and extreme weakness — too weak to be left where she was. She came into the shelter for treatment and monitoring.
She recovered fully. Once she was strong enough, she was cleared for a forever home: the outcome we are working towards for every animal we take in.
Outcome: full recovery, cleared for adoption.
He was crossing a road when a car hit him, taking the impact on his mouth. His jaw was injured and misaligned, and he could not eat at all.
A feeder from Chembur got him to the shelter. He was treated, managed soft and wet food while he healed, and gradually returned to dry food — the point at which we knew he was going to be fine.
Outcome: eating dry food again and out of danger. Our own line, and we meant it — we don't give up on our babies. Ever.
A cat was found on the street with an eye completely out of the socket, in constant pain. Nothing could save the eye; leaving it would have meant infection spreading.
We published the case as a funding appeal for emergency enucleation surgery — the removal of the damaged eye to stop the infection. The appeal came with a standing promise: all medical records and bills shared with the people who paid for it.
Outcome: surgery funded and performed; recovery updates shared.
Admitted to Parel SPCA with a severe nasal maggot wound. The treatment period overlapped with our pre-monsoon relocation, when every animal under our roof had to be moved to safety before the rains — which meant weeks of work and no time for visiting.
The reunion, when it finally happened, is the part we remember. He wagged.
Outcome: treated and recovered at Parel SPCA. In the same period, the whole shelter relocated ahead of the monsoon.
Photos still to come
Press & media
No press coverage to date — confirmed
There is no newspaper, magazine or news coverage to list yet. What exists is creator interest: a shelter visit from Sumathi Phillips, and support from actors and creators on our posts. Those are listed under Recognition, where they belong.
When real coverage arrives, this section takes: outlet, headline, date, link and an archived copy. For press enquiries before then, the Contact page is the route.
A visit filmed at the shelter and posted publicly, thanking the team.
Boilerplate, fact sheet, founder bios and high-res photos — to be assembled once the team details are confirmed.
How we count
Most charity websites publish figures with no explanation. This is the explanation.
₹1,000 feeds the street animals for a week. ₹5,000 sees one through treatment and rehabilitation — and we will tell you what it did.
