People for Animals

People for Animals
Official logo of People for Animals
Formation 1992
Founder Maneka Gandhi
Type Non-governmental organisation, non-profit
Purpose Animal rights and welfare
Headquarters New Delhi
Key people
 M.C Mehta, Raj Punjwani, Pritish Nandy, Manu Parekh, Ambika Shukla and Gauri Maulekhi
Website https://www.peopleforanimalsindia.org/

People for Animals (PFA), also known as People for Animals India, is India's largest animal welfare organization. Maneka Gandhi, who started the organization in 1992, is its current chairperson.[1][2][3]

People for Animals regularly works with various other animals welfare and rights organizations such as Humane Society International (HSI) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). An example of this combined liaising would be the successful ten year long campaign to ban seal fur and skin in India which was passed in April 2018.[4][5][6]

Organization structure

Trustees

Trustees include M.C Mehta, Raj Punjwani, Pritish Nandy, Manu Parekh, Ambika Shukla[7] and Gauri Maulekhi.[8][9]

Units

People for Animals has over 100 regional units in India including PFA Uttarakhand (non-functional since 2017), PFA Delhi and PFA Hyderabad.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reporter, Staff; Reporter, Staff (2018-01-22). "People for Animals organises workshop". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. ↑ "Maneka Gandhi to sell her rare mica paintings to fund animal hospital - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ↑ "PEOPLE FOR ANIMALS". www.peopleforanimalsindia.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ↑ "India bans import of seal fur and skin, people welcome move". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  5. ↑ "Seal fur is now banned in India, thanks to Humane Society International". India Today. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Animal protection bodies hail govt decision to prohibit import of seal skin". India Today. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  7. ↑ "People for Animals Trustees". www.peopleforanimalsindia.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  8. ↑ "Blackbucks: Hunted by Royals For Centuries, Endangered Species Floor a 'Tiger'...Highlighting the vulnerability of this animal species, Gauri Maulekhi, Trustee, People For Animals (PFA) says blackbucks..." News18. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  9. ↑ Gauri Maulekhi, Trustee, People For Animals (PFA) says blackbucks, known for their soft coat...https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/from-being-hunting-trophies-to-protected-species-the-lure-of-blackbucks/articleshow/63644903.cms
  10. ↑ "Units of PFA". www.peopleforanimalsindia.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  11. ↑ "People for Animals Units". www.peopleforanimalsindia.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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