The Welfare of Stray Dogs (WSD) is an animal welfare NGO carrying out the Animal Birth Control programme of sterilizing and vaccinating stray dogs in Mumbai. The objectives of this programme are to control the population of stray dogs and more importantly to reduce human rabies deaths. Our other activities include an on-site first-aid programme, rabies awareness & immunization drives, education and awareness programme and adoption Programme.
WSD activities have achieved the following:

? Sterilization and immunization of more than 71,000 street animals.
? On-Site Immunization against rabies of more than 70,000 stray dogs.
? On-site first aid for more than 3, 20,000 stray dogs through our on-site first- aid teams which cover from Cuffe Parade to Mahim/Sion.
? Presentation to more than a lakh of children and adults (in 2024-25 alone), making them aware about rabies, why dogs can bite and information on the stray dog issue.
? Adoption of more than 750 abandoned pets and stray dogs through our adoption programme.

Appeal

We need support for our On-Site First Aid Programme. Trained on-site field personnel/volunteers and WSD veterinarians attend to first-aid cases from the calls that are received on WSD's help-line.
Street dogs and cats are treated for maggot wounds, cuts, bites and skin problems. Veterinarians also treat clinical cases. WSD currently covers Cuffe Parade to Mahim/Sion and co-ordinates with other NGOs for areas not
covered by us. We reach out to 1000 street animals per month through this programme. The objective of this programme is to proactively provide basic on-site medical aid to street animals in distress. The nature of intervention depends on the type of case received. The intervention covers cases with animals having skin problems, wounds, cuts, bites, bruises, maggot wound, ear and eye infections and small injuries.