Volunteer And Feel Pawerful At These Local Animal Shelters In Mumbai

Anyone looking to adopt a pup or a kitten? Save our Strays focuses solely on adoptions, sterilization and providing first aid to stray cats and dogs. If you think you don’t have the time and energy needed to raise a pet, but still want to contribute, you can help Save Our Strays with adoptions, participate in day-to-day activities or through donations (cash or kind — animal food, antibiotics, medicines, rabies vaccines etc.

LBB Tip: You can sponsor an animal too. All you've got to do is donate a sum amount of INR 1,500 per month which will cover the cost of food, lodging and medical expenses of an animal. 

How To Volunteer: If you're looking to donate money, you can check out their bank account details on their website. Or you can send cash/cheque/basic necessities to their Khar office. 

With social media growing at a rapid pace, it's super important to be present and active on all the platforms. World For All is one such shelter that has a huge following on FB and Whatsapp groups. Their presence on these channels helps them take care of stray puppies, dogs, kittens, and cats. Their focussed programmes revolve around animal adoption and rescues, spay neuters and children adoption and awareness.

LBB Tip: They've even got a tiny online store where you can purchase calendars and laptop skins.

How To Volunteer: They assign jobs to volunteers only when there’s a requirement. However, you can always help them with donations and can sponsor life of animals too. 

The Bombay Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals cares for animals’ basic needs and provides support to enhance their overall quality of life. They don’t ask much from their volunteers, only 12 hours of their time (per month). As a volunteer, you'll help with care of animals in the hospital, be an essential part of the hospital team, help groom the animals, photography etc. You also have the option of being a foster mom or dad to litters of puppies/kittens/birds.

LBB Tip: You can also sign up for dog walking over the weekends or weekdays. 

How To Volunteer: If you are interested in becoming a volunteer with BSDPHA you will be requested to visit the hospital to fill out their volunteer form and other necessary paperwork, hereafter familiarising with the animal hospital activities.

Since it's inception, In Defense of Animals (IDA), has been actively involved with rescuing of abused animals, providing shelter, campaigning to secure legal recognition of animals, and promoting Animal Birth Control (ABC) program.

They have segregated volunteers into several groups. You can help them get new recruitments, helping in rescues and raise donations, create campaigns and content, and tend to the daily needs of the animals at their shelter. You can also opt to be a 'Guardian Angels' wherein you can sponsor a pet of your choice for INR 12,000 per year. 

How To Volunteer: You can donate, adopt, sponsor, foster, volunteer or even become the 'guardian angel' of any pet ypu like from their website.

Youth Organisation In Defence Of Animals are extremely well known for their work and have a huge following from the locals. YODA is a small establishment, but effective nonetheless. You can volunteer with them to feed and groom the resident dogs, help with adoptions, take them to vets and also in spreading the word about the organization and their cause. 

They've got a Facebook group which you can join to keep a tab of their latest activities and events. 

LBB Tip: You can support their mission by shopping their merch.

How To Volunteer: Apart from donating and adopting, you can sponsor a meal or help them through buying off the essentials from their Amazon Wishlist.

This NGO has effortlessly dedicated themselves towards helping street dogs, eradicating rabies and control the street dog population in a humane and a scientific way. If you're an animal lover, there's a lot you can do here.

They have a dedicated Sunday first-aid programme where the volunteers are trained to treat strays for minor skin diseases and injuries. Apart from that, volunteers can head to their kennel and walk the dogs, feed them and even help give them a shower.

LBB Tip: They've got first-aid round every Sundays for animals lovers. The groups meet outside the Eros Theater in Churchgate at sharp 9:30 and head in different localities to treat stray animals of basic injuries and diseases. 

How To Volunteer: Scared of coming in contact with dogs? Well, you can help with sales of their merchandise, social media or help with multiple campaigns. 

Devoted to providing a better and safe life for the voiceless, All About Them is an animal recovery center that provides temporary shelter and care to animals till they are nurtured back to health. And they are also involved in sterilizing street animals. Volunteers are a big welcome here and play a crucial role at All About Them. Also, you can help them by donating something from their Amazon wishlist as they are always in need of food, medicines and basic utilities for the rescued animals at their centre. 

How To Volunteer: You guys can gain first-hand experience on first aid treatment, volunteer at events and adoption camps, assist in the inspection of prospective adopters, help transporting animals,  etc.  

Animals Matters To Me was born with the objective to come up with humane and sustainable methods of managing strays and addressing their medical needs. Apart from their sterilization programs, they're actively involved in animal adoptions, pet health care, foster care, pick and drop of animals in critical conditions. 

That's just not it. They've got a whopping 17-acre sanctuary in Kolad which is more like a cageless haven for the homeless animals. Expect Gaushalas, catteries, dog homes, aquatic ponds, cattle ward, aviary, hospital etc. 

How To Volunteer: From covering medical costs and post-op care for animal rescues, sponsoring vaccination shots, celebrating an occasion by sponsoring a meal for the inmates at the animal hospital and at the animal sanctuary or even contributing to help keep the facilities running. Or, simply pulling up as rehab volunteers who primarily socialise with puppies, cats and dogs in addition to walking the dogs.