Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)

AWBI is a statutory body established in 1962 with headquarters at Chennai.

• Its mandate includes advising the government on animal welfare issues, and creating awareness in animal welfare and to implement the regular schemes of AWBI and also the central sector schemes for the welfare of animals.

Free Mobile Animal Clinic by AWBI

The Board provides free, on the spot veterinary treatment to sick and injured animals belonging to poor people through its Mobile Animal Clinic (MAC) programme. It also conducts awareness rallies during World Animal Day Week.