Friendicoes SECA

Provides a Helpline for distressed strays in need of medical attention from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Friendicoes ambulances, which transport sick or injured animals from their local region to the shelter for care, provide support for this function. These ambulances return the animal to its home region after it has finished its treatment and recovery. An average of 150-200 calls are received by the Helpline each day.

The ABC (Animal Birth Control) program, also referred to as the sterilization program, is a humane method of limiting this number and guaranteeing a healthy population of street dogs. Friendicoes SECA is at the forefront of Indian Animal Welfare Organizations which fought to stop the poisoning and electrocution of stray dogs, during the 1980’s. We have always supported sterilization as the humane way of controlling the stray animal population and advocated mass vaccination as a measure for controlling rabies.

Currently Friendicoes performs over 8500 spay neuters each month or over 90,000 per annum which number will go up in this Financial year. This program is in line with the national plan for Rabies control and mitigation of man /animal conflict particularly in urban areas. It is of immense benefit to the public, the animal lovers and ensures the health of both animals and humans.

Friendicoes has ABC units at the below mentioned locations -
1) Delhi - East Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi & South Delhi
2) Uttar Pradesh - Noida, Greater Noida, Kanpur and Ayodhya
3) Uttarakhand - Haridwar
4) Punjab - Ludhiana
5) Haryana - Gurgaon and Sonipat
6) Jammu
7) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

In addition to these we also conduct 5-7 days ABC camps in Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh, in Sonipat, Meerut, Karnal, Hapur and Modinagar from time to time with the support of local NGOs, donors and district commissioners. We also work with RWA’s, HoA’s & dog feeders who collect funds and have us do mass sterilisations in their localities.

Many abandoned dogs who have been given up by their owners for a variety of reasons reside at the Friendicoes shelter. In addition, street-born dogs also find their way to us. As do cats and kittens. Adoption from the shelter is still extremely rare, despite the adoption team's best efforts to locate these babies homes.

The animals that have healed are taken to the Sanctuary and from there move to the Adoption unit as soon as some are adopted, so that people can come and interact with them and adopt them rather than buy pets. 

Friendicoes has an adoption centre in Gurugram, with over 90 adoptable pets and the number will only increase further given the rate people abandon their pets.

In comparison to the number of animals that are abandoned or in need of homes, the adoption program is only able to rehome roughly 100 animals annually.

Between Delhi, U.P., Rajasthan and Haryana, we provide medical services to thousands of brick kilns where donkeys, ponies, mules and horses are used for transporting clay bricks to brick kilns. We give free medical treatment to the horses and donkeys working at tonga stands, brick kilns and construction sites in and around Delhi. We build shade shelters and water troughs to give them relief and prevent dehydration during their work in the scorching sun. Friendicoes has been running this program since 1984. Our operational area includes brick kilns and tonga stands at Delhi, Ballabgarh, Faridabad, Vrindavan, Mathura, Jewar, Tappal, Bharatpur Fatehpur Sikri and Agra and we take care of over 2500 equines along this route and this in turn protects the livelihood of over 3000 families dependent on them.

Recently, in 2023, we have also trained 5 local villagers as paravets to administer first aid to critically ill equines, before our team reaches them.

Animals, that have been hit and run or injured, those that are sick or have been abused or traumatised by cruel handling and abandoned pets left in the streets to fend for themselves, are rescued and rehabilitated. We receive over 1800 distress calls each month and try our hardest to handle as many as possible. Most of the patients requiring medical services are unowned or from low income groups and hence avail of free medical aid.

Friendicoes has an animal sanctuary located in Gurugram, Haryana, about 45 minutes from Delhi. Currently we have over 2000 animals in our care, which includes cats, dogs, donkeys, mules, and horses, cows and calves, farm animals from goats to pigs and camels, all of whom who lead lives of dignity and and freedom from any kind of trauma, at this lifetime care sanctuary.

Making children aware of animal needs and practicing compassion is the goal of this program. Our school programmes strive to make kids more actively compassionate. We run specific programmes called “Mutthi Bhar Jeevan” where the children bring one fistful of rice and dal to school and put it in a sack. The class then donates the collected cereals to Friendicoes to feed rescued animals. The programme has been very successful in several schools.

Camel Sanctuary at Shaitrawa, near Jodhpur where 43 rescued camels lead retired lives having been rescued from road accidents or being trucked away to slaughter or from illness and dehydration.

In addition to the above listed programs, Friendicoes is actively involved in mental health advocacy through its Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) program and preventive healthcare through its Anti-Rabies Vaccination program. Furthermore, Friendicoes offers training programs for veterinarians, handlers, and paravets to enhance animal care standards.