Animal Welfare
(Every life deserves kindness)
Since inception, APOWA has been strived to alleviate pain and suffering in countless animals' lives. Animal welfare has been one of the major components of our work. Our goal is to provide distress animals with free vet care, shelter, disaster relief and cruelty free living in a happier future. Through action, education, advocacy, we creating a society where animals are not only protected but also valued as sentient beings deserving of dignity and care.
Shelter for Animals
Since the year 2012, our organization running a rehabilitation shelter for animals in distress involves providing care, treatment, and a safe environment for animals recovering from injuries, abuse, disable or neglect. We have rescued and rehabilitated thousands of animals, including cattle, working animals, dogs, cats, helping them recover and find new homes or return to their natural habitats. Our dedicated satffs works tirelessly to ensure each animal receives the care and compassion they deserve. 100+ distress animals rehabilitated each year at our shelter.
Mobile Clinic for Animals
The marginal farmers are unable to protect their animals from various deadly diseases due to poverty, illiteracy and lack of awareness. Rural people, who are often too poor to afford the sustenance necessary to maintain their animals' health and strength, as well as the shortage of veterinary care contribute to this neglect. Our Mobile clinic is a lifesaving initiative for the animals and a boon for small, poor farmers in rural areas. This initiative not only saves animals but also supports the livelihoods of impoverished farmers.
Working Animal Welfare Project
A working animal's life is hard, since it produces food, crops, transports goods to markets, engage in joy ride and works hard for its owners. It is a direct result of awful workloads, poor nutrition, cruelty, inhumane behavior, improper handling, and poor housing that these animals suffer pain, poor health, fatigue, dehydration, and malnutrition. Therefore, we work to ease the suffering of working cattle, buffaloes, horses and donkeys. By providing veterinary care , shed repair, disaster management training and education to animal owners, we improve the lives of thousands of working animals as well as livelihood of poor owners. Reached 2000+ working animals.
Disaster Relief
Odisha is highly prone to natural disasters, almost every alternative year it faces a cyclone or flood. Humanitarian agencies come out to save people's lives during disasters, but animals are not given priority. Over 100000 animals were rescued and cared for by our team since 1999, including 1 super cyclone, 4 very severe cyclones, 4 severe cyclones, 8 floods, and 1 tornado. Our work contributed to the survival of suffering animals and restored livelihoods for people who depend on them.
