Dog adoption in Kolkata – 7 animals shelters You can adopt from

Looking for dog adoption in Kolkata and not sure, who to contact?

The city of Joy, Kolkata, often has readers reaching out to us for adoption updates or animal helpline numbers. In this blog post, we’ve compiled a list of charitable foundations, NGOs and shelters in Kolkata which you may adopt a dog from. You can also contact them in case you spot an injured animal.

Please consider adopting Indian pariah dogs as they make amazing pets.

You can so often find abandoned pets in dog shelters, relegated to their fate just because their humans ran out of affection or discarded them like last season’s accessories. When you hand these pets a new leash at love, you help save a life. In the Kolkata dog shelters, aside from puppies, you’d also come across dogs rescued from cruelty, trauma, and abandonment. All waiting for a chance at love and life.

Dog adoption in Kolkata

Here are some noteworthy animal shelters and NGOs that you may contact for pet adoption in Kolkata. This list of Emergency contact numbers would also come in handy to help animals in need of medical care.

1. Chhaya Animal hospital

Chhaya, an animal hospital and shelter was set up in 2008, under the aegis of the People for the Respect & Care of Animals (PRCA) charitable trust. Set up across a green plot in village Aswathaberia, Chhaya takes in and cares for injured and neglected animals, nursing and rehabilitating them.

Their services include Animal Birth Control (ABC), basic veterinary procedures to treat maggot-infested wounds, Surgical treatments, accident victims treatment and rehabilitation and even Cancer treatment.

Address: Chhaya, PO: Chandaneswar, PS: Bhangore,
South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India Contact: +91 98302 79138, 98302 11138

2. Sonata Foundation Calcutta

Perched in a peaceful and green serene, Sonata Foundation helps with the treatment and rehabilitation of injured animals. They have spacious kennels for dogs, and also shelter cows (often cases of a hit-and-run by speeding vehicles.)

They have a vet on-call 24×7, and an ambulance to transport the animals in need of medical attention.

Address: Sonata Foundation, Rajarhat, Newtown, Kolkata Phone: +91 8902494241

See also: Animal helpline in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Pune.

3. Animal Rescue & Care (ARC) Kolkata

ARC, the Kolkata based animal welfare organization, offer a shelter and rehabilitation facility for the animals. Their volunteer network has students, teachers, and vets to assist in rescue missions.

They run camps for Animal Birth Control (ABC), Rabies and medical treatment of injured animals.

Address: Animal Rescue and Care, 11/4, Jyotirmoy Nagar Raad, Purbasan, Thakurpukur
Phone: (+91) 7890-535353/838383

4. Love N Care for Animals

Founded in 1997, Love N Care for Animals helps stray dogs, cats, abandoned cows, horses, and injured birds in Kolkata city. They also have a hospital, Chhaya Biswas Charitable Animal Care Hospital, managed by them.

Address: Love N Care for Animals, 80/2C, Sarsuna Main Road, Kolkata Phone: 033 24881222 | 94330 75715 | 9830037693

5. PFA Kolkata – ASHARI

ASHARI PFA Kolkata helps not only as a shelter, but also runs ambulance services, sterilization programs, treatment camps and disaster rescue missions for animals.

Address: ASHARI (Animal Shelter-cum-Hospital & Research) Institute, 2, Netaji Nagar, (Near Mukundpur bus depot) Kolkata
Phone: 033 24239100/24239101 and 083350 45433

Compassion on the Streets: Kolkata Dogs Protect Abandoned Baby

On the evening of May 23, 1996, three street dogs gathered near an abandoned newborn baby girl in Kolkata. Local residents initially believed the dogs were playing with a piece of clothing. The next morning, a scooter owner preparing for work noticed the dogs wagging their tails and sitting near the cloth, displaying unusual behavior. Upon unwrapping the bundle, the newborn was revealed. Authorities were informed, and the child, estimated to be eight to ten days old, showed symptoms of jaundice but survived. The incident was reported by journalist Pinaki Mujumdar in the Bengali daily ‘Aajkaal’ with a photograph by Tapan Mukherjee, highlighting the responsible actions of the street dogs and setting an example of humane compassion within the community.

When rescuers from the locality arrived the next morning, these remarkable animals followed their human companions all the way to Burtolla Police Station, unwilling to let the little one out of their sight. Even as the baby was cared for by authorities and prepared for a new life at a foster home, the dogs waited nearby, guardians until the very end. Their actions spoke volumes and reminding the city and those who witnessed it that empathy often resides in unexpected places, and so-called ‘stray’ dogs can be heroes in their own right.

In 1996, three street dogs in Kolkata were found protecting a new-born baby (abandoned in a trash can) for over two days till help arrived. 🐕 pic.twitter.com/3Xbc33tjrj

— Abhishek Joshi 👨‍💻🐶 (@kaalicharan) August 11, 2022

6. Debasree Roy Foundation

Debasree Roy Foundation was established in 2009 to help the stray animals of Kolkata. They provide medical care to abused and injured animals, including spaying and neutering. They also run adoption programs to find loving homes for cats and dogs.

Address: Debasree Roy Foundation. 11C, Dover Lane, Ballygunge, Kolkata
Phone: 033 6550 3285 | 033 4602 7003 Open: 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday – Friday), 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM (Saturday)

7. Pashupati Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

PAWS works towards the Rescue, treatment, and adoption of animals. They run an active animal shelter for injured and neglected animals and provide residential care until safe to release. They also have an animal hospital and operating theatre with a sterilisation unit.

Address: PAWS Kolkata, c/o Adv. Ritesh Basu, Office of ‘Taxmen’, 5 K. B Basu Road (first floor), Barasat, Kolkata-700 124
Phone: +91-8420386536

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In case you are trying to help an injured animal – please note that not all of these shelters may have an ambulance. If you can take the injured animal to the nearest facility, it would be great. If you have called up the animal shelter, and they’ve dispatched an ambulance, please see if you can comfort the animal in need and provide first aid, and care till the ambulance arrives.

Please consider that most of these shelters are often understaffed and in need of resources – which may not always be financial aid but even old clothes, newspapers or most important of them, your time as a volunteer.

This isn’t an exhaustive list – if you know of any other resources that may be of help with regard to dog adoption in Kolkata, please suggest them in the comments below.

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