Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Shalini Pandey Promotes Pet Adoption with PETA India
Actor Shalini Pandey has teamed up with PETA India to encourage people to adopt cats and dogs from shelters instead of buying them from breeders.
She has a personal connection to this cause because she rescued her own dog, Bir, from the streets of Himachal Pradesh in 2021.
India has a lot of stray animals, with over 60 million dogs and cats living on the streets and 8.8 million in shelters.
PETA India says that buying pedigree pets can cause health problems, while community dogs are healthier and stronger.
Shalini Pandey is joining other celebrities like Jacqueline Fernandez, Alia Bhatt, and Madhuri Dixit Nene in supporting animal adoption.
She wants people to give animals love, care, and a forever home.
Actor Shalini Pandey partners with PETA India to promote the adoption of desi dogs and cats.
Pandey features a desi dog from World For All in the campaign, urging people to adopt from shelters.
India has over 60 million street dogs and cats, with 8.8 million in shelters due to a lack of homes.
PETA India warns that buying pedigree pets can lead to serious health problems, while community dogs are healthier.
Pandey joins other celebrities like Jacqueline Fernandez, Alia Bhatt, and Madhuri Dixit Nene in supporting animal adoption.
- Who
- Actor Shalini Pandey and PETA India
- What
- Promotion of pet adoption over buying from breeders
- When
- Campaign launched on December 24
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- To raise awareness about the benefits of adopting desi dogs and cats and to address the stray animal crisis
- Actor
- Shalini Pandey
- Organization
- PETA India
- Campaign Focus
- Adoption of desi dogs and cats
- Stray Animals in India
- 60 million street dogs and cats
- Shelter Animals in India
- 8.8 million
- Pandey's Rescued Dog
- Bir
- Location of Rescue
- Himachal Pradesh
- Year of Rescue
- 2021
