🐾 A Decade of Compassion: June 2025 Highlights & Our 10-Year Journey in Animal Welfare

Hello friends,

As we move into our 10th anniversary year, we’re not only looking back, but looking around. So much is happening—in our city, our country, and around the globe—to uplift the voiceless. And we want to share it all with you.

🏙️ What’s New in Chennai? Hope in Action.

✈️Chennai Airport Leads with Love

This June, Chennai Airport became India’s first airport to launch a comprehensive stray dog management program—sterilization, vaccinations, and even a dedicated dog care center right on-site. It’s a reminder that even in the busiest, most structured spaces, compassion has a place.

⚖️ Debates that Matter: The Microchipping Question

The Madras High Court is currently reviewing a plea against microchipping stray and pet dogs. For many of us, this issue hits home. It’s not just about law—it’s about what it means to care for animals ethically.

💸 Big Budget, Bigger Impact

The Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs. 40 crore toward improving the lives of animals—expanding Animal Birth Control (ABC) programs, veterinary hospitals, and even starting a project for the welfare of beach horses.

🏥 Chennai’s New Pet Trauma Care & Shelters

Ten new veterinary hospitals. A trauma care center for pets. A pet crematorium. Localized shelters. The Greater Chennai Corporation is showing what humane urban planning really looks like. And we’re cheering them on every step of the way.

🇮🇳 Across India: Courage, Change & Community

From Karnataka’s elephant rescue project to a crackdown on illegal pigeon racing in North India, June saw brave action across the country.

And while we celebrate the good, we also hold the painful truths accountable—like PETA’s call to shut down a cruel lab in Telangana. These stories are why we continue to do what we do.

🌍 Around the World: One Voice for Animals

Across borders, people are standing up for animals:

• In the U.S., a new law may strengthen animal cruelty enforcement.

• In the EU, plans are in motion to eliminate cages and improve welfare for farmed animals.

• In Africa, climate change and animal conservation are being linked in powerful new ways.

There’s momentum building everywhere—and it inspires us to keep moving forward, too.

📖 COMING SOON: Our 10-Year Anniversary Book

This October, we’re thrilled to release a book that captures the soul of Animal SAYS:

“Voices for the Voiceless: A Decade of Animal SAYS”

This is more than a timeline. It’s a collection of stories, faces, heartbreaks, and triumphs.

💬 Why This Matters Now More Than Ever

Animal welfare isn’t just about animals—it’s about the kind of people we choose to be.

In a world that moves fast, where the cries of the voiceless are often drowned out, it takes courage to pause. To kneel down on a roadside and feed a hungry pup. To speak up in a classroom. To rally at City Hall. To keep showing up, even when it feels like too little, too late.

But it’s not too little. It’s never too late.

🙌 Be a Part of What’s Next

As we look ahead to this special anniversary year, we invite you to join us in new ways:

🌱 Volunteer

🐾 Adopt, don’t shop

💌 Subscribe to our newsletter

📸 Follow us @animal.says on Instagram

🎤 Share your own animal story with us

Let’s write the next chapter of kindness—together.

With love,

The Animal SAYS Team