About us
Two puppies, one balcony, and a lot of phone calls.
Paws of Hope started in 2014 when our founder took in two puppies hit by a car (sample story). Today we run a shelter with a clinic, two ambulances and a 24-hour helpline.
We believe street animals belong to the neighbourhood. We treat, sterilise and vaccinate them, return them where they're safe, and rehome the ones who can't go back.
What guides us
Animals first
Treatment decisions are made by vets, not budgets.
Kindness to people too
Feeders, neighbours and societies are partners, not opponents.
Lawful and humane
We follow the Animal Birth Control Rules, always.
Open accounts
Every rupee of every donation, published yearly.
The people behind the work
Dr. Nikhil Joshi
Chief veterinarian
BVSc, 12 years in shelter medicine (sample)
Anjali Pawar
Founder
Started with two rescued puppies in 2014
Imran Sayyed
Rescue lead
Runs the ambulances and the night helpline
Shruti Gokhale
Adoptions
Matches animals with the right families
Registration and accounts
We publish audited accounts every year. Ask us for any report and we'll send it within two working days.
- Annual report and audited accounts 2025–26 (sample)Request a copy
- Annual report and audited accounts 2024–25 (sample)Request a copy
- Annual report and audited accounts 2023–24 (sample)Request a copy
- Registered as
- Public charitable trust, E-0000/Pune (sample)
- AWBI recognition
- 00/0000 (sample)
- 12A
- AAATP0000P/12A (sample)
- 80G
- AAATP0000PF20250 (sample)
All numbers above are samples. Replace them with your own registration details.
In their words
We adopted Kalu, a three-legged indie, in 2024. The home visit was friendly, and they still check on him on his birthday.
The Deshpande family, Baner (sample)
Their ambulance reached a dog hit on the Satara road within 25 minutes, at midnight.
Rohan Kulkarni, Katraj (sample)
Our society had a feeding dispute. Paws of Hope came in, explained the law calmly, and we found a fix together.
Secretary of a Kondhwa housing society (sample)
Ready to meet your new best friend?
Ten dogs and cats are waiting. No adoption fee, just a home visit and a lot of love.