How You Can Support Animal Rescue in India from the UK -The Sadbhavna Dham Story
Donate to animal rescue in India. Support stray dogs, injured bulls, and voiceless animals through Sadbhavna Dham -Gujarat’s most trusted animal welfare NGO.
India has thousands of stray animals who are silently suffering on a daily basis. It is one of the legs of a dog which has been run over by a vehicle and is limping on a dusty road in Rajkot. An aged bull, thrown away after years of labour, is unattended at the edge of a field, starving. Under a parked car, a blind dog, too weak to find food, waits.These are not separate tales. Millions of animals in India -and because of Sadbhavna Dham they are their daily reality.
It is a heart-breaker and an invitation to animal lovers in the United Kingdom. It is not necessary to be in India to change. Now that it is possible to make an international donation through Sadbhavna Dham, you could contribute to animal rescue in India in the UK and help provide voiceless animals with the second chance that they so badly need.
What Is Sadbhavna Dham?
Sadbhavna Dham was founded on 15th August 2015 -Indian Independence Day -Out of one belief, the unwavering belief, was born: Good deeds do not wait until the time is right.
What started as a modest humanitarian project in Rajkot, Gujarat, has since become one of the most fully-fledged welfare organisations in India. It is now known as Sadbhavna Dham and operates under Manav Seva Charitable Trust, with an Old Age Home accommodating more than 700 elderly people, a Swan Ashram (dog shelter), a Badad Ashram (bull shelter), an operational Animal Hospital, a medical support programme and one of the largest tree plantation drives in Gujarat.
It is a place in which humanity is not merely talked about -it is lived, everyday, both to the people and the animals.
Mission: Animal Welfare: Providing the Voiceless with a Voice.
Sadbhavna swan Ashram-Compassionate Dog Shelter in India.
The core of the animal rescue activity of Sadbhavna Dham is the Swan Ashram which is a special dog shelter that is located in a whopping 21,000 square feet and is located in Rajkot. Established by the visionary leadership of the organisation, the Swan Ashram was launched on the realisation of the founder that the injured, abandoned and disabled dogs on the streets were in a desperate state and that these dogs needed to have a place to go. The Swan Ashram which began as a small rescue mission has since grown into a full-fledged refuge of dogs that had no home to go.
Currently, the shelter has more than 80 dogs that have been rescued.
But these are not ordinary rescue cases. Many of the dogs housed at Swan Ashram arrived paralysed. Others came in suffering from cancer, severe skin diseases, or infections that had gone untreated for months. Some were blind, some malnourished to the point of collapse. Every one of them had been written off by the world around them.
Sadbhavna Dham refused to write them off.
Each dog at Swan Ashram receives daily meals, ongoing medical treatment, and compassionate care designed to make their remaining lives as comfortable and painfree as possible. Over three million meals have already been served to rescued animals -a staggering number that speaks to the organisation’s scale and commitment. When you donate to support animal rescue in India from the UK, every pound you contribute helps fund these meals, this medicine, and this mercy.
Sadbhavna Badad Ashram -A Sanctuary for Abandoned Bulls
In India, bulls are often seen as working animals. When they can no longer work, they are frequently abandoned on the streets -left to wander, malnourished and vulnerable. Sadbhavna Dham recognised a gap that others had ignored. While cows receive considerable public attention and care, bulls are routinely overlooked.
The Badad Ashram was founded to change that.
This unique sanctuary provides food, shelter, and medical care to abandoned and injured bulls -animals that cultural tradition reveres but practical reality often discards. The vision of Sadbhavna Dham is to one day shelter over 10,000 bulls, offering them safe, dignified lives after years of toil. Right now, your international donation helps fund their daily care and veterinary treatment.
Sadbhavna Animal Hospital -Emergency Care for Every Creature
Beyond the two ashrams, Sadbhavna Dham operates a dedicated Animal Hospital that provides free treatment to sick, injured, and distressed animals brought in from across the Rajkot region. Road accident victims, animals with infectious diseases, those suffering from neglect -all receive treatment here at no cost to the community.
The Animal Hospital is staffed by compassionate professionals who treat every creature -regardless of species or condition -with equal dignity and expertise. The hospital runs on donations. Without continued international support, its lifesaving work would simply not be possible.
Why Donate To Animal Rescue in India UK?
Animal welfare organisations are millions in number all over the world. Why then should UK donors particularly consider funding the work of Sadbhavna Dham in India?
The magnitude of the need is enormous. India boasts of one of the highest numbers of stray animals in the world. Government estimates show that there are over 60 million stray dogs in India alone- most of them injured, ill and lacking any access to veterinary services. The demand is very high compared with the local capacity.
Your money does more. The buying capacity of the pound in comparison to the Indian rupee implies that with a simple donation by the UK, it is possible to provide days of food, medicine and care to the rescued animals. What seems like a small contribution in the UK may be revolutionary in Rajkot.
Sadbhavna Dham is open and responsible. The organisation has been functioning in full transparency since its inception in 2015 and it has been open to volunteers, donors and supporters both locally and internationally. The piece is recorded, the animals are seen and the effect is actual.
Donations by other countries are welcomed and implemented. Sadbhavna Dham has established a special international donations portal which is why it is easy to see how the UKbased donors can make donations securely. You may wish to contribute to the Swan Ashram, the Badad Ashram, or the Animal Hospital, or to the wider welfare cause of the organisation.
The philosophy of the work.
The uniqueness of Sadbhavna Dham is not what it does, but why it does.
The philosophy of the organisation is based on the ancient Indian idea of the daya of all living beings -jeev daya. The wisdom of the Swan Ashram is Sanskrit, which teaches in seeing equally all the creatures, a Brahmin or a dog, with equal eyes. That ideal of equality is not ritualistic. It influences all the decisions that are made at the shelter, all the meals, all the treatment.
Sadbhavna Dham has no boundaries, in a world which is increasingly split among the deserving and the undeserving. A lame dog on the street, and an orphaned bull are also accorded the same level of care as the seniors in the old age home of the organisation. And here is what true humanity is -and this is what you are helping by your donation.
Donating to Sadbhavna Dham in the UK.
Never has it been easier to support animal rescue in India, through the UK. The Sadbhavna Dham has a special international donations page (sadbhavnadham.org/donatenow) created so that donors outside India can easily make donations.
You have the option of making your donation to:
- Swan Ashram – Helping rescued, crippled and wounded street dogs.
- Badad Ashram – Medical care and shelter of discarded bulls.
- Animal Hospital – Veterinary treatment of injured and sick animals will be funded free of charge.
- General welfare -Helping to promote the entire mission of Sadbhavna Dham.
Be it a one time donation or recurring contribution, all amounts count. Three million meals and beyond- one donation at a time had helped increase this number.
In case of any questions regarding international donations, you can contact Sadbhavna Dham directly:
Email: info@sadbhavnadham.org
Phone: +91 85301 38001 / +91 80002 88888
Address: Pipaliya Bhavan, opp. Swaminarayan Gurukul, Gondal Road, Rajkot -360110, Gujarat, India.
More Than Animal Rescue – A Whole Humanitarian Vision.
When you contribute to Sadbhavna Dham, it is worth mentioning that you are not only donating to animal rescue in India. You are part of an all-encompassing vision of caring living that includes care of the elderly, the environment and the health of the community.
The same organisation that cures the paralysed dogs shelter more than 700 abandoned elderly people. The very same team which runs the Badad Ashram also plants thousands of trees throughout Gujarat. The same organization that finances the Animal Hospital equally offers free medical assistance to people who are not able to pay.
Sadbhavna Dham is of the opinion that no division can be done in humanity. Elderly care, animal care, earth care -they are not independent causes, but manifestations of the same belief: that all living things are deserving of dignity.
By giving a donation in the UK, you are accepting to support that belief.
Closing Reflection: Good actions do not have the right time.
One will never have a reason not to wait. A better month. An easier time. A greater amount saved. But the cancer-stricken dog at Swan Ashram cannot afford to wait. The bull that is left behind at Badad Ashram has no time to wait. The animal which carried bleeding to the gates of Sadbhavna at dawn had no time to wait.
There was only one truth upon which Sadbhavna Dham was established and that was good deeds do not have to happen at the right time. Neither should you.
Donate now at [sadbhavnadham.org/donatenow](https://sadbhavnadham.org/donatenow) and contribute to giving the voiceless in India the care, shelter and dignity they deserve -including wherever in the world you happen to reside.
