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If you've found an injured or distressed animal right now

Call Help in Suffering's 24-hour helpline on +91 81072 99711. HIS runs dedicated rescue ambulances and handles everything from street dogs to camels and working equines - genuinely unusual specialisation for Rajasthan's desert and heritage-city context.

If you're staying at one of our verified Jaipur listings - General's Retreat, Jungle House, or Tree of Life Resort & Spa - with your own dog and come across a street animal in distress, this is who to call.

Jaipur's animal welfare story runs through the same person who shows up in two other cities in this series. Crystal Rogers, an Englishwoman who arrived in India in 1959, founded an animal shelter in Delhi that same year, moved to Jaipur in 1978, and founded Help in Suffering here in 1980 - over a decade before she went on to found CUPA in Bengaluru. It's a genuine throughline, not a coincidence, across three of the four cities covered so far.

🏛️ 1980 the year Help in Suffering was founded in Jaipur

🐫 7,500+ injured, sick, and abandoned animals treated by HIS every year

🚑 5 dedicated rescue ambulances operated by HIS across the city

Help in Suffering (HIS)

Founded in 1980 by Crystal Rogers on a patch of abandoned land in Durgapura, HIS has grown into one of India's most internationally respected animal welfare institutions - a registered charity in both the US and UK, running a full animal hospital, an Animal Birth Control and anti-rabies programme (over 90,000 street dogs sterilised and vaccinated since 1994, matching the same milestone independently reached by WSD in Mumbai), and dedicated welfare programmes for camels and working equines specific to Rajasthan's context. HIS treats over 7,500 injured, sick, and abandoned animals annually through a team of trained staff and five rescue ambulances.

Address: Maharani Farm, Durgapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302018
Phone: +91 81072 99711
Official source: helpinsuffering.org · Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn

A genuine name-confusion risk - read carefully

There are two separate Jaipur organisations with very similar names. Help in Suffering (HIS), above, is the well-established 45-year institution. Help Suffering Lives Society is a different, smaller organisation founded in 2009, based near M.I. Road, focused particularly on feeding street cows and treating injured dogs, cows, and cats locally - with its own separate helpline. Double-check which one you're actually calling; the names are close enough to genuinely mix up in an emergency.

Other resources in Jaipur

Beyond HIS, a government-run shelter, the Society for Welfare of Animals, operates out of Bani Park with resident veterinarians providing treatment and shelter to sick and injured strays, plus emergency lifting service for small animals. Aashray Jaipur is another active rescue organisation in the city. Neither had a phone number independently verified against a primary source for this piece - confirm current contact details via a direct search or Google Maps listing before relying on any number found elsewhere.

Frequently asked questions

What should I do if I find an injured stray in Jaipur?
Call Help in Suffering's helpline (+91 81072 99711) - they run dedicated rescue ambulances and handle both street dogs and cats as well as camels and working equines.

Is "Help in Suffering" the same as "Help Suffering Lives Society"?
No - these are two separate organisations with confusingly similar names. Help in Suffering (HIS) is the larger, longer-established institution founded in 1980. Help Suffering Lives Society is a smaller, separately founded local organisation.

Does Jaipur have a camel or working-animal specific rescue?
Yes - HIS runs dedicated camel and equine welfare programmes alongside its general animal rescue work, treating thousands of camels annually, a genuinely unusual specialisation reflecting Rajasthan's context.

Who founded Jaipur's main animal shelter?
Crystal Rogers, an Englishwoman who also founded an animal shelter in Delhi in 1959 and went on to found CUPA in Bengaluru in 1991 - the same founder connects three cities in this series.

Can I adopt a dog in Jaipur?
HIS runs an active adoption programme alongside its rescue and rehabilitation work - contact them directly via their website or Instagram.

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