Please Come Forward To Help Us Feed These Innocent Souls

"Animal Rescue is hard work. It requires you to be tough. Being physically or emotionally weak is never an option. It's a 24/7 job. It never ends. You often want to give up but every tail wag and happy purr reminds you why all the time, tears, money and pain are worth it!!"

Samovila Foundation is a Home for Handicapped and Senior community cats and dogs. Starting in 2010, and registered as a Trust in 2018, we have always been a gypsy shelter- moving from place to place in the outskirts of Mumbai, as Rent in Mumbai is unaffordable.

Samovila Foundation is a special animal care center in Palghar where food, medicines, and love, all put together, resurrect the lives of voiceless souls who have lived a life of neglect and cruelty on the streets. We have 3 dedicated staff who stay on the premises looking after our furkids, 1-day staff, and 1 part-time staff who gives support by procuring supplies locally. As of today, there are 25 dogs and 42 cats permanently residing at our Home.

Additionally, We have, on a case-by-case basis,  started fostering and caring for animals in the Palghar zone at the requests of rescuers here.  So far, mostly funded by private funds, the trustees of Samovilla (employed full-time in Pvt enterprises or self-employed) take no salary, no compensation and the Trust receives no government grants.

In Nov 2020, we moved to Palghar on a long lease and constructed a shelter for our furkids with donations and personal funds.

Like every place, we have lived in before, at this Home too we do our best so that our furkids live a peaceful, healthy, and safe life. This journey has been exhausting emotionally, physically, and financially for a Managing Team that is majorly in the 50-plus age group. But it's also our Place of Infinite Happiness. For every decision we take here, we think of how it will affect each of these Furry residents. Coz these are our companions and it's our duty to care for them. SIMPLE.

2022 has been particularly tough on community animals as due to negligible Animal Birth Control during the pandemic, there has been an uncontrollable increase in the population of community animals causing a lot of Human-animal conflict in a semi-urban area having almost zero emergency and diagnostics services for Animal Care.

There is an urgent need to step up and to help the animals here actively.

Various challenges arose since Covid 19 due to a drastic reduction in donor contribution making it a task to meet expenses of rent, salaries and vendor bills. We are looking for support to continue care for our Residents and the rescues of Palghar. 

Your contribution will ensure that these stray animals get regular meals and stay healthy. You can donate cat and dog food so that thousands of animals on the streets of India are taken care of.

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