Programme 1: close the loop
Why Close the Loop works better than conventional ABC Programmes
This is how traditional ABC programmes work:
Feeders (caregivers) experience hardships in simply ensuring that the streeties are alive, fed, and not unwell. They want to get the streeties sterilised but its an uphill battle. They face these challenges:
- dont know where and how to get sterilisation done
- they call Sterilisation Centres and are told "Centre is full, try next month" or something similar most of the time
- they assume that the "Sterilisation Centre" will systematically cover every part of their city, including their locality, and sterilise all the dogs, but this doesnt happen
- they are sometimes told to bring the dog for sterilisation on their own cost, since the Ambulance/ Catching Van/ is unavailable. They often do not have the resources to organise the catching and transport
- many caregivers cannot afford any expenses beyond what they are already incurring
- Sterilisation Centres do send their vans to catch and sterilise and release the dogs, but the process of covering each locality is not effectively done
- In any locality if even one female dog is left unsterilised, the risk of a new litter of 6-10 dogs is high. In just a few months the number of dogs that NOW need to be sterilised shoot up.
How Maitri Bhavna's "Close the Loop" programme works:
We work locality by locality by assisting Caregivers.
We call Caregivers Farishtas, or angels, as that's what they are for street animals.
They know exactly how many and which dogs need to be sterilised when.
They know how to catch the dogs in a humane and kind manner, thus reducing their trauma.
They now have a mechanism to simply fill out the form for Sterilisation, and we facilitate and handle the expenses for catching, transport, coordinating till the dog is returned humanely to its location into the hands of the Caregiver.
We do this Programme by building collaboration with dog catchers, ambulances, Sterilisation Centres, vets, and rehab centres, as required.
We collate data, build the Caregiver network, and appreciate their efforts in making their locality 100% dogs sterilised.
Locality by locality we work in this way by ensuring that hyper-local knowledge is utilised, caregivers feel stronger and have capability to impact their locality.
They in turn, spread the word at the grassroot level, and bring in more Caregivers into the programme.
How do we make this most effective?
Firstly, we spread the word to Caregivers to look for pups so we can vaccinate them.
Then we wait for the right amount of time and sterilise the mum of the pups.
Then we wait for the right time and sterilise the pups.
Once that is done, the locality is fully covered, and no new dogs will be born there. This is the "Close the Loop" programme.
Ofcourse, we ask Caregivers to search for female dogs on priority for Sterilisation, to prevent additional pups coming into this harsh world. This effort continues.
This reduces long-term suffering for animals, eases pressure on shelters and vets, and empowers caregivers to create stable, compassionate neighbourhoods for both people and dogs.
Programme 2: puppy vaccination
Why Puppy Vaccination is even beyond reducing suffering
We believe each puppy on the street has as much right to live a healthy life as a human baby does. Yet, the life of a pup on the street is full of risks.
Puppy vaccination goes far beyond simply reducing suffering—it is about giving every young life a fair chance. We believe that a puppy born on the street deserves the same opportunity to grow up healthy as any human child. Street life exposes puppies to constant risks, from fast-moving vehicles to infections caused by unhygienic surroundings, making their early days especially vulnerable.
In many cases, the mother dog may be missing, unwell, or too malnourished to provide adequate nutrition and immunity to her pups. Through our Puppy Vaccination Programme, we step in to fill that gap. By protecting puppies from preventable diseases at an early stage, we aim to give them strength, resilience, and a real chance to survive and thrive.
We run our Vaccination Programmes to give the pups a fighting chance to live. To reduce their suffering.
Programme 3: humane ed
It's time we made children's education more holistic.
Humane education is an approach to learning that goes beyond conventional instruction.
It focuses on building empathy, kindness, and respect for all living beings—humans, animals, and the environment. It goes beyond textbooks to help people understand how closely our lives are connected and how our actions affect others. By encouraging care and compassion, humane education aims to create a more peaceful and understanding society.
Through this approach, our programs help reduce human–animal conflict by teaching people how to coexist safely and responsibly. It also encourages thoughtful decision-making, environmental responsibility, and emotional awareness. Through community engagement and simple, practical learning, humane education supports safer communities and helps prevent violence by promoting empathy and respect from an early age.
For this we partner with two organisations - Peedus People in Chandigarh and Help in Suffering in Jaipur.
We have trained staff who conduct these programmes in schools.
Contact us if you'd like your school to benefit from this Programme.
Programme 4: advocacy & support
A systemic change in mindsets is the only sustainable and preventative approach to reduce suffering
We believe that lasting change begins with a shift in mindset.
We believe in leveraging the power of civilians, of law enforcement agencies, of governing bodies and our legal framework of duties of citizens and rights of animals.
To reduce suffering of animals we work alongside these forces to create movements and sustainable change.
We believe that if all voices unite, we can galvanise existing agencies to conduct the essential duties they are meant to. Right from access to medical care, running Sterilisation Initiatives, conducting awareness programmes across all segments of society, and leveraging the positive force of communities.
Programme 5: equine welfare
This cruelty and abuse is less visible as the plight of these animals is hidden behind family walls.
Working animals often belong to the poorest of societies, who do not have access to medical care, government services, or financial means to humanely manage the welfare of their animals.
Yet, these animals spend their whole life serving the master and the family, and not getting even the bare necessities of life.
The family, on the other hand, is dependant on the animal for its livelihood. We believe that to reduce suffering of these voiceless working animals (horses, donkeys, mules) we need to address the issues holistically, by working together with the owner communities.
Health issues are aggravated due to basics not being in place, like, water is not available to drink, inadequate rest is not given on a working day, and when the animal is injured or unwell, proper medical treatment is not given.
Our mission is to reduce suffering of these animals.
