Archive · 14 Aug 2026
PETA India holds Chennai campaign for animal birth control
Some kind people in Chennai, India, dressed up as a giant cat and a giant dog.
They stood by a blackboard to teach people about how to help animals.
They wanted people to know about 'Animal Birth Control,' which is a way to stop pets from having too many babies.
This is important because there are more than 60 million dogs and cats living on the streets in India.
Many of these animals are hungry, hurt, or treated badly.
Millions more animals are waiting in shelters because nobody has adopted them.
The people from PETA India said that fixing pets, by having them sterilised, helps them live healthier and longer lives.
It can also protect them from some diseases, like cancer.
They also asked everyone to adopt animals from shelters instead of buying them.
This special day of teaching happened just before International Homeless Animals' Day on August 15.
PETA India supporters dressed as a giant cat and dog held a public awareness campaign in Chennai ahead of International Homeless Animals' Day.
The campaign promoted sterilisation, or 'Animal Birth Control,' as the most effective way to combat the growing population of homeless animals.
PETA India noted that over 60 million stray dogs and cats live on streets across the country, with an additional 8.8 million languishing in shelters.
Campaigns Coordinator Apeksha Tamane urged the public to sterilise companion animals, support community sterilisation, and adopt from shelters.
PETA India said sterilised animals are less likely to develop reproductive system cancer, and neutered males show a reduced tendency to roam or fight.
- Who
- PETA India, including supporters dressed as a giant cat and dog and Campaigns Coordinator Apeksha Tamane
- What
- A public awareness campaign promoting animal birth control (sterilisation) to address the homeless-animal crisis
- When
- August 14, ahead of International Homeless Animals' Day on August 15
- Where
- Chennai, India
- Why
- To raise awareness about the more than 60 million stray dogs and cats in the country and encourage sterilisation and adoption since there are not enough homes
- Campaign organiser
- PETA India (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
- Location
- Chennai
- Date
- August 14, ahead of International Homeless Animals' Day on August 15
- Stray dogs and cats in India
- Over 60 million
- Animals in shelters
- 8.8 million
- Spokesperson
- Apeksha Tamane, Campaigns Coordinator, PETA India
- Legal basis
- Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
- Responsible for community dog sterilisation
- Municipal corporations, municipalities and panchayats