People for the Respect and Care of Animals

People for the Respect & Care of Animals (PRCA) is a registered charitable trust. Under the aegis of this trust, Chhaya, an animal hospital and sh Read moreelter was established in 2008 with the aim of rescuing bruised, battered, broken animals lying helplessly on the streets of Kolkata. Day and night, Chhaya gets calls from people reporting animals in distress. In response to these calls, two vehicles traverse the length and breadth of Kolkata, six days a week, picking up the injured animals, bringing them to Chhaya and returning them back when they are cured. Chhaya runs an ABC (Animal Birth Control) programme, to humanely reduce the street dog population in Kolkata. Over the last decade, Chhaya has grown extensively and is now treating 400-450 dogs, 10-15 goats, 5-6 cows daily. Injured horses, birds, monkeys, rabbits, pigs, jackal etc. are also treated at Chhaya. Chhaya is situated on a 2.5-acre plot in village Aswathaberia, on the outer fringes of Kolkata. The hospital has a built-up area of approximately 30,000 sq. ft.