By Ujwala Chintala | Founder & President
Namaste, Dear Supporters,
What does it take to sterilize 50 stray dogs and cats every month?
More than you might imagine.
After years of hard work, countless challenges, and unwavering determination, SAFI has finally reached a milestone we have been working toward: 50 sterilizations per month!
To some, 50 may seem like a small number. But for us, it represents years of building an entire animal welfare operation from the ground up. And every sterilization means fewer unwanted puppies and kittens born into hunger, disease, abandonment, and suffering.
We couldn't have come this far without you.
Behind Every Surgery Is an Entire Team
Sterilizing a street dog isn't simply bringing an animal into a clinic and performing surgery.
First, we had to build the infrastructure. We expanded our veterinary clinic, constructed kennels, purchased surgical tables, operating lights, anesthesia machines, and specialized instruments.
We hired qualified veterinarians and trained our team to perform safe, high-volume sterilizations. We invested in quality medicines, anesthesia, antibiotics, and suture materials.
Then came everything else: an ambulance, transport coordinators, drivers, cooks, cleaning staff, and caregivers.
Every animal must be safely collected, examined, sterilized, monitored during recovery, and released back to the exact location where it was picked up.
Behind every successful sterilization are dozens of hours of work, careful coordination, and dedicated people.
2,094 Sterilizations Since 2020 — And Counting!
Since January 2023, SAFI has performed over 1,000 spay/neuter surgeries in our own operating theater, in addition to many more performed through partner veterinary clinics.
From January through October 2026 alone, we completed 392 sterilizations, bringing our total to 2,094 sterilizations since 2020!
Every surgery represents another step toward reducing stray animal overpopulation, preventing unwanted births, and building a safer, more compassionate future for animals and communities across India.
This is the system your donations helped us build. And today, it is working!
Our Next Big Goal: 200 Sterilizations Every Month
We are proud of reaching 50 surgeries per month. But with millions of street dogs across India, we know we must do much more.
Our goal is to quadruple our impact and reach 200 sterilizations every month — 2,400 animals a year.
We have already made significant investments in clinic infrastructure and recovery kennels. But we still face serious challenges.
We don't have dedicated dog catchers to safely capture fearful and feral dogs, who are often the hardest to reach.
We have only one ambulance, which must handle everything: emergency rescues, sterilization pickups and drop-offs, veterinary hospital visits, and even grocery and medical supply runs.
Imagine trying to run a growing animal hospital and sterilization program with just one vehicle!
We urgently need a second ambulance, a driver, trained dog-catching personnel, an additional veterinary technician, fuel, and a reliable supply of anesthesia, sutures, and medicines.
Our immediate fundraising goal is $1,000 in additional monthly support to help us expand our sterilization operations.
Just 10 compassionate supporters donating $100 a month, or 50 supporters donating $20 a month, could help us take this important next step.
Why Sterilization Is More Urgent Than Ever: The Telangana Dog Killings
While we work tirelessly to humanely control the stray dog population, something heartbreaking has been happening in Telangana.
Stray dogs are being killed in large numbers in the name of population control.
Dogs that have lived in communities for years are being treated as disposable. Fear of dog bites, rabies, and growing street dog populations has fueled horrific acts of cruelty.
These animals did not choose to be born on the streets. They did not choose a life without shelter, veterinary care, or protection.
And they certainly do not deserve to die because humane population-control systems have not been adequately implemented.
SAFI refused to remain silent.
Our cruelty prevention team has filed 14 First Information Reports (FIRs) and initiated four High Court cases seeking accountability for those responsible for the killings and implementation of Animal Birth Control programs.
We are fighting for a future where local authorities invest in sterilization and vaccination rather than resorting to killing.
This is why our sterilization project is so important.
Every surgery is part of a larger solution. Sterilization helps prevent unwanted births, reduces population growth over time, and supports safer coexistence between animals and communities. Combined with rabies vaccination and responsible waste management, it offers a humane, sustainable alternative to mass culling.
Please Help Us Reach 200 Sterilizations a Month
We have worked incredibly hard to get here.
We built the kennels. We expanded the clinic. We purchased the equipment. We trained our veterinary team. We established the systems needed to care for animals safely.
Now we need your help to put this infrastructure to work at a much greater scale.
Your monthly donation can help us hire the people, purchase the medical supplies, and expand the transportation capacity needed to reach more animals.
$20/month: Join a community of compassionate monthly supporters.
$50/month: Help sustain the transport, medical supplies, and care behind our surgeries.
$100/month: Become one of ten supporters helping us reach our additional $1,000 monthly funding goal.
We cannot undo the suffering of dogs already killed. But together, we can work to prevent more animals from facing the same fate.
Please, please donate to our sterilization project. The need has never been more urgent.
And if you cannot donate today, please share our project with your friends, family, and colleagues. Every new supporter brings us closer to a future where India's street animals are treated with compassion instead of cruelty.
Help us replace killing with sterilization. Help us reach 200 surgeries a month. Help us save lives before suffering begins.
Donate here: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/safi-spayneuter-project/
With heartfelt gratitude,
Ujwala Chintala
Founder & Executive Director
Stray Animal Foundation of India (SAFI)
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