By Ujwala Chintala | Founder & President
Namaste GlobalGiving Family,
As 2025 comes to a close, we want to thank you for being a part of our mission. Because of your compassion and support, the last three months have been transformative for India’s stray animals.
Every day, animals come to us abandoned, abused, or near death. But thanks to you, we’re rewriting their stories. Here’s what your support helped us achieve:
What You Helped Make Possible in 2025:
Few items in 2026 Wishelist Are Still Waiting…
X-ray Machine– $14,000 / 13,00,000
Ambulance # 3– $18,000 / 18,00,000
Hydraulic Operating Table – $2,000 / 1,80,000
Electronic Stethoscopes – $350 / 30,000
Blood Pressure Machine – $300 / 25,000
Digital Weighing Machine – $300 / 25,000
Big Animal Restraining Equipment – $200 / 15,000
Printer, Phones, Computer & First Aid Kits – $1000
Spay/Neuter Expansion Needs:
Fabricated Kennels for Ambulance - $2500
Driver (Monthly) – $300
Fuel (Monthly) – $300
Veterinary Technician (Monthly) – $250
Dog Catchers (Monthly) – $300
Sutures, anesthesia, and post-op meds (Monthly) - $500
Already Sponsored
Ambulance
Blood transfusion equipment
ECG Machine
Surgery equipment
Microscope
Height Adjustable Surgery Chairs
Castrator for large animals
Disabled & senior dog area
Tiles for isolation kennels
Telangana Mass Dog Killings: 1,600 Lives Lost
Over the past months, Telangana, India witnessed one of the most horrifying acts of animal cruelty in recent history.
An estimated 1,600 stray dogs were brutally killed across multiple villages. These were not humane interventions. Dogs were poisoned, beaten, dragged, and disposed of like waste. Many died slow, painful deaths. Puppies were not spared. Nursing mothers were not spared.
The killings were justified as a response to fear of dog bites and rabies—but mass culling is illegal under Indian law and has been repeatedly proven ineffective. It does not solve overpopulation. It does not stop rabies. It only creates a temporary vacuum that leads to more breeding and migration.
The brutality was so severe that it made international headlines, drawing outrage from animal welfare groups around the world.
But while the world watched in shock, we took action.
SAFI’s Legal Intervention
We refused to let 1,600 deaths go unanswered.
Filed 8 FIRs (First Information Reports) against individuals and authorities responsible for orchestrating the killings.
Filed 2 WRIT Petitions in the Telangana High Court demanding:
A permanent ban on illegal mass killings of stray dogs
Strict enforcement of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules
Mandatory establishment of Animal Birth Control centers in every village
Accountability for officials who permitted or ignored the killings
This is not just about justice for the 1,600 dogs who died.
This is about systemic change.
If we can secure court-mandated ABC implementation across villages, we can replace cruelty with science-based population control. We can reduce fear through vaccination and sterilization—not violence.
The Real Solution: Sterilization, Not Slaughter
Mass killings happen when communities are afraid and governments fail to implement proper sterilization programs.
Spay/neuter is the only long-term, humane, and legally approved solution.
When you donate to our sterilization project, you are helping prevent:
Future culling
Rabies outbreaks
Human-animal conflict
Cycles of fear and violence
You are helping ensure that what happened in Telangana never happens again.
Stand With Us
1,600 dogs lost their lives.
We cannot bring them back.
But we can fight to make sure they are the last.
Please donate to our sterilization and cruelty prevention work.
Please share our project.
Please help us replace brutality with compassion.
Together, we can end the cycle.
Here are some news articles from top outlets about our work on these killings.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3eddk53vxqo
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