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Hyderabad's two best-known animal welfare organisations were founded by people who trained together and clearly still respect each other's work — Vasanthi Vadi, who founded PFA's Hyderabad chapter, and Amala Akkineni, who co-founded Blue Cross of Hyderabad in 1992 after attending an Animal Welfare Board of India training alongside Vadi. But they do genuinely different work, which is exactly why knowing which one to call matters.
People For Animals (PFA), Hyderabad & Secunderabad
PFA Hyderabad runs distinct, named contacts for different situations rather than a single generic number — a level of specificity worth preserving rather than flattening. Their rescue operation has handled cases from stolen pedigree dogs recovered from hut dwellers to a major intervention rescuing 87 camels being illegally transported for meat, most suffering from dehydration and maggot-infested injuries.
Emergency Rescue Home: 14-7-95, Opp. Goodwill School, near Muslim Jung Pul, Begum Bazar, Hyderabad 500012
Report a sick or injured animal (24 hrs): +91 73374 50643
Animal cruelty complaints (9:30am–5:30pm): +91 94901 49601
Status of a rescued animal (2–4pm): +91 73374 50643
General enquiries/visits/donations (10am–6:30pm): +91 73309 62323
Official source: pfahyd.org · Facebook · Instagram · X · LinkedIn
Blue Cross of Hyderabad
Founded in 1992 and focused specifically on Animal Birth Control operations to manage the street animal population, Blue Cross of Hyderabad is a volunteer-run organisation with genuine, long-standing credibility — but its scope is deliberately narrow. They do not accept abandoned animals or house pets for boarding, and direct people instead toward the city's 17 government veterinary hospitals and 5 GHMC animal shelters for those needs.
No rescue services, no helpline, no operational phone number — by their own explicit statement. Contact via email only.
Official source: bluecrossofhyd.org · Instagram · Facebook
Other resources in Hyderabad
The Telangana State Animal Welfare Board operates out of Pashu Bhavan, Masab Tank, as the statutory advisory body on animal welfare law in the state. SWAN (Shakuntala Society for Welfare of Animals and Nature), based in Himayatnagar, also runs local rescue and care work. Neither had a phone number independently verified against a primary source for this piece.
Frequently asked questions
What should I do if I find an injured stray in Hyderabad?
Call PFA Hyderabad's 24-hour rescue line (+91 73374 50643), not Blue Cross of Hyderabad — Blue Cross explicitly does not run a rescue or helpline service.
Why doesn't Blue Cross of Hyderabad have a rescue helpline?
Their focus is specifically Animal Birth Control (sterilisation) work to manage the street population, not emergency response. They state this directly on their own site and social media.
How do I report animal cruelty in Hyderabad?
PFA Hyderabad's cruelty complaints line (+91 94901 49601, 9:30am–5:30pm) handles this specifically, separate from their emergency rescue line.
Does Hyderabad have a resource for large animals, like camels or cattle?
PFA Hyderabad has directly intervened in large-scale cases, including rescuing dozens of camels from illegal transport — contact their main rescue line for large animal cases as well.
Where can I take a healthy but unwanted pet in Hyderabad?
Neither PFA nor Blue Cross of Hyderabad accept boarding of house pets — the city's 17 government veterinary hospitals and 5 GHMC animal shelters are the designated resources for that specifically.