Home To 900 Voiceless Souls, This Shelter In Chennai Is Saving Lives

How many times have we seen a stray puppy scavenging for food near the garbage? Or a lone cat crying out of fear and hunger? There are millions of animals on the streets who have nowhere to go and no one to even offer them a bite of food. Many of them are even abandoned, abused, and left to die.

Dr. Shiranee Pereira, the co-founder of People For Animals (PFA) Chennai, rescues stray and abandoned animals like these. She rescues, treats, and rehabilitates animals including dogs, cats, birds, cows, donkeys, and more.

Although it started small, PFA Chennai is now home to around 900 animals who live in harmony together, with Dr. Shiranee as the driving force. What makes it even more special is that hers is the only shelter in India that takes in retired police horses. Dr. Shiranee believes that after a lifetime of service, these horses deserve to live a happy retired life.

“The past year threw us into huge financial difficulties and challenges that we could not turn our face away from. We took on the onus to send fodder to 143 starving beach horses on Marina and Mahabalipuram beaches. Besides this, we brought home to our shelter the starved, weak and very sick beach horses" - Dr. Shiranee Pereira, Co-Founder PFA Chennai 

Today, Dr. Shiranee’s shelter houses around 430 dogs, 140 cats, 24 sheep and goats, 170 cattle, 9 donkeys, 4 pigs, over 50 birds, and 31 horses and ponies.

However, like millions of people and animals, the pandemic has gravely affected the PFA Chennai family. For a year now, they have been short of food and funds, struggling to feed the animals. They faced the devastating effects of the cyclone last year, which collapsed their walls and sheds. Despite their difficulties, Dr. Shiranee did her best to continue feeding the 900 animals that rely on her. They even doubled their efforts to rescue stray animals. However, they can’t go on any longer without more help and support. 

Dr. Shiranee has been single-handedly working tirelessly to give these animals a safe and loving space. However, the shelter that these animals are currently housed in, is in a low-lying area, making it easier to get flooded during the monsoons or during a cyclone. The animals can't suffer another devastation to their home. Dr. Shiranee has started building another shelter for them, but unfortunately, she doesn't have the means to continue the construction on her own any longer.

"We need help to complete the construction of this shelter and move our animals there. They've been through a lot already, they deserve to be in a safe home."

She now needs your help to feed them and give them a safe, permanent home.
Your support will save 900 precious animal lives.

Where is it located? 

PFA Jinendra Animal hospital and shelter, 33 Atthivakkam Village, Redhills, Chennai 600052.

Note: All the donations towards this campaign are eligible for Indian Tax Exemption.