Network / volunteer

Pick the work. We'll name who needs it.

Every route below lists organisations that do that specific work, with a link to reach them directly. 40 organisations across 29 states and union territories. StrayPaw does not place volunteers. You contact the organisation, they decide.

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Rescue and emergency response

Responding to injured animals, transport to a vet, first aid at the scene. Physically demanding and often at short notice.

Typical commitmentOn-call, irregular33 organisations

Sterilisation programme support

Assisting ABC drives: catching, holding, post-operative care and release. The work that changes a street’s dog population, rather than one animal’s day.

Typical commitmentScheduled camps30 organisations

Shelter and daily care

Feeding rounds, cleaning, socialising animals, dog-walking. Steady, unglamorous, and the thing shelters are most short of.

Typical commitmentWeekly, recurring17 organisations

Fostering and adoption

Taking an animal into your home while it recovers or waits for a permanent placement, and helping run adoption drives.

Typical commitmentWeeks to months6 organisations

Community education

Explaining to neighbours and resident associations why ABC works and relocation does not. Changes how a whole street behaves.

Typical commitmentOccasional5 organisations

Advocacy and policy

Pushing local bodies to meet their obligations under the ABC Rules, and to publish what they already collect.

Typical commitmentOngoing8 organisations