Recovering
Mango: a monsoon puppy pulled from a drain
Hypothermic and alone in a flooded nullah near Kothrud, Mango is now three weeks into recovery and looking for a foster home.
Kothrud, PuneRead & help →
Rescue · Rehabilitate · Rehome
Every animal deserves a second chance
Paws & Promise rescues, treats and rehomes street animals across Pune — and works to make streets kinder for the ones who stay.
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Waiting for homes today
612
Rehomed through us
1,043
Rescue cases documented
276
Released back, healthy
Urgent cases
Rescues still in our care
Recovering
Ongoing rescue
Sajid's hind leg, rebuilt after a hit-and-run
A passing rider found Sajid dragging his back leg on the Baner bypass. Surgery is done; the long foster stretch has just begun.
Baner, PuneRead & help →
Recovering
Biscuit beats parvo, one glucose drip at a time
Five days of isolation, fluids and round-the-clock watch — Biscuit turned the corner last Tuesday and is eating again.
Hadapsar, PuneRead & help →
Adopt
Friends looking for homes
Happy endings
They found their families
Adopted
Chai
Found tied to a gate in the rain, Chai now has a sofa of his own and a nightly walk along the Mula-Mutha river. Adopted March 2026.
Adopted
Pepper
A barn-cat with zero interest in laps until day eleven. Now Pepper supervises every meal from the kitchen counter. Adopted January 2026.
Adopted
Kefir
Three months in foster, one failed meet-and-greet, then the right family on the fourth try. Kefir now hikes every weekend. Adopted February 2026.
Beyond adoption
Programs that change the street
Sterilisation & rabies camps
Monthly ABC camps that humanely stabilise street-dog colonies and vaccinate against rabies.
Emergency rescue line
A staffed helpline and rescue van for injured, sick or trapped animals, 12 hours a day.
Foster & adoption network
Recruits, trains and supports foster homes so no recovering animal waits in a kennel alone.
Donate
Every rupee goes to paws, not paperwork
Your support funds surgeries, vaccines, food lines and the fuel in our rescue van. Even the cost of one coffee keeps a kennel warm for a night.
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Adopter stories
What happens after the paperwork
★★★★★
“We were nervous about an older dog. The team matched us with Cinnamon, called to check in for three months, and now we can't picture the house without her.”
★★★★★
“They didn't push us. They asked about our flat, our hours, our cat. Luna walked out of her carrier like she'd always lived here.”
★★★★☆
“Fostering Bruno was meant to be two weeks. Eight months later he's still on our couch. Best 'failure' of my life.”
Our people
The humans behind the rescues
Dr. Reena Deshmukh
Founder & Lead Vet
Sana Kulkarni
Rescue Coordinator
Amit Pawar
Kennel & Foster Lead
Nisha Verma
Adoption & Follow-up