Furever Friends

Furever Friends Rescue n rehabilitation of animals in Chandigarh, Tricity. Furever Friends Foundation is one of India's most active animal rescue organisation.

We help with:
*Rescuing injured street animals
*Re-homing abandoned pets
*Legal action against animal cruelty
*Sterilisations, vaccinations, awareness programs, and more Since 10 years, we have rescued and re-homed thousands of animals. We are located in Chandigarh, India, but we help NGOs all across the country. On an average, we handle 10 rescues everyday : road accidents, poisoned/assaulted an

imals, ill-treated/abandoned pets, paralysed animals, orphaned puppies. We also do adoptions, fostering, awareness programs, sterilisations and vaccination drives for street animals. This year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we were able to extend our help to underprivileged families, police officials and street dog feeders, by distributing masks, sanitisers and food. We invite anyone who wishes to support us in our cause. There are so many ways you can help animals. Give them a minute, or a day of your life!

1. Donate your skills! Your professional skills are the most precious gift for animals.

2. Report Cruelty
Report to us when you see an injured or abused street animal/Pet.

3. Sponsor
Sponsor a paralysed animal or special-needs animal on monthly/annual basis. Make a friend.

4. Foster/Adopt
We have orphaned puppies n kittens, pets left behind after owners got married or went abroad, and other rescued animals. All of them need a temporary foster home to rest and recover, and a permanent home to call their own.

5. Donate
Old newspapers, rice, Dal, dog food, Old Mattresses. Every bit helps!

6. Buy a Furever product for your Pet
Chic, cosy clothing n accessories for your Pet will fund the rescue of sick n abandoned animals. Buy from Furever's Label Sherkhan brand. Kindly reach out to us to know more.

20/03/2026

I don’t know why people say owls are scary… sometimes, it’s humans who are. Out of 100 people, it’s hard to trust 99. Some are openly harsh, but the most dangerous are those who pretend to be kind while hiding something else.

But today, this post isn’t about that.

This is about a tiny, beautiful baby owl who came to us with unimaginable pain… one eye gone, yet still fighting to live. We don’t know how this little soul survived until now—but somehow, it did. And thankfully, someone noticed and brought him to us.

Treatment is ongoing. Every effort, every prayer is with him. We know cases like this are fragile, and survival is uncertain… but we will try our absolute best. Because every life, no matter how small, deserves a chance.

Animals—whether on land, in water, or in the sky—depend on us more than we realize. They feel pain, fear, and hope… just like we do.

Please don’t ignore them.

If you can help, help.
If you can’t, at least report.

Because sometimes, that one small act can save a life. 🦉💛

🐇🐈🐢🐾🐒🐖🐃🐂🐴🐟🐌🐬 🐾

15/03/2026

Sometimes we don’t know what to say anymore.

A tiny pup was brought to a vet after an accident. His jaw injury was clearly visible. Instead of carefully checking the whole body — as one would expect from someone in such a compassionate profession — we were immediately told to do PTS (put to sleep). The reason given: “A broken jaw will not recover.” And for that visit, ₹500 was charged just for a Meloxicam injection.

We refused to give up.

We asked the reporter to take the pup to a specialist. Thankfully, that doctor gave us hope. Surgery was done and the pup started recovering.

But the story didn’t end there.
The next day, the paid foster noticed something was wrong with the leg where the cannula had been placed. After another X-ray, we discovered there was a fracture in that same leg — the very leg where the cannula had been inserted. A second fracture that no one noticed the first day.

This raises some serious questions.

When an injured animal is brought after an accident, is it not the responsibility of the vet to examine the entire body? To check for multiple injuries? To act with care, compassion, and professionalism?

Instead, we ended up with two X-rays on two different days, stress for the pup, and a bill of nearly ₹20,000 for the treatment.
experiences like this make us wonder — where are we heading as a system? Are injured animals really getting the care they deserve?

This post is not to blame anyone. It is to ask for accountability, awareness, and better standards of veterinary care.

Because animals cannot speak for themselves.

They depend on us to make sure they are treated with the care, honesty, and compassion they deserve.

12/03/2026

Another accident. Another trauma.

Last night around 2:30 AM, when most of the city was asleep, a speeding car hit a dog. The sound of the impact was so loud that it woke up one of our volunteers who lives nearby.

At that hour, many of us would be scared to step outside. But she didn’t hesitate. She stepped out, searched for the injured dog, and immediately contacted us.

When we shared the message in our group, something incredible happened.

Another volunteer — who was already out feeding dogs at that late hour — instantly offered to help. He came all the way from Chandigarh to Panchkula in the middle of the night just to make sure the injured dog wasn’t left alone.
Because of them, the dog could get help when he needed it the most.

What exactly happened to the dog and what the doctors diagnosed — we will share that in the next post.

Today’s post is simply to say THANK YOU.

Thank you to our young brigade — the generation that dares to step out in the middle of the night, the generation that chooses compassion over comfort, the generation that refuses to ignore suffering.

We are so proud of you.
May God bless you with good health, strength, and the power to continue helping the voiceless.

If our future looks like this, we can truly retire happily, knowing the animals will be in good hands. 🐾

❤️

10/03/2026

Distemper is fatal. Yes — it really is.

Today we lost another innocent soul. After days of suffering, he crossed the rainbow bridge. 💔

What hurts the most is that this could have been prevented.

In almost every second post we request the same thing: please vaccinate street dogs — don’t just feed them. Feeding helps for a moment, but vaccination and sterilization save lives. Unfortunately, it feels like we fail every time this message goes unheard.

We have many feeders, but far fewer rescuers… and even fewer people willing to step up for vaccination and sterilization. And then we see the same heartbreaking pattern again and again — dogs suffering from parvo and distemper, diseases that are preventable with basic vaccines.

This baby suffered for days because he was never vaccinated. No animal deserves that kind of pain.

Today he is free from suffering.
Run free over the rainbow bridge, little one. 🌈🐾

If his story can teach us anything, let it be this:
Please vaccinate the dogs around you.
Feeding alone is not enough.

One vaccine can save a life.
One responsible action can prevent days of suffering.

Please — let his death not be in vain.

08/03/2026

✨ To all the fearless women rescuers of India ✨

In a country where safety on the streets is already a challenge, you step out anyway — day and night — to save those who have no voice. 💪🐾

You face:
✔ Safety risks in late-night rescues and never feeling secure taking unknown calls alone.
✔ Societal judgement, harassment & cheap remarks for simply doing the right thing.
✔ Family pressures and cultural stereotypes that undermine your courage.
✔ People who misuse your contact details, harass you, or cross boundaries under the guise of support.
Insufficient donations and lack of financial backing, yet you persist.
✔ Being challenged by men who can’t accept women speaking publicly or leading rescues.
✔ Community backlash instead of appreciation for saving lives.
✔ A society that still doesn’t understand the depth of your commitment.

🌍 Across India — whether it’s rescuing injured street dogs, helping wildlife in distress, or tending to helpless cows and other animals — women rescuers go where many fear to tread. You shatter stereotypes every day with strength and compassion.
“How can a woman rescue animals?” they ask —
yet you do it with unmatched skill and resolve.

You are mothers to the motherless, defenders of the voiceless, and the backbone of animal rescue in this country. ❤️

Today and every day, we honour you. We salute your courage, your grit, and your heart.

🚺 Happy International Women’s Day!
To the women who show that bravery knows no gender. 🙏🐶🐮✨

❤️ 🐇🐈🐢🐾🐒🐖🐃🐂🐴🐟🐌🐬

Our hearts are broken… 💔Joey is not just a dog. He is family.He has been missing since 13th Feb 2026 from Baltana, and e...
21/02/2026

Our hearts are broken… 💔

Joey is not just a dog. He is family.
He has been missing since 13th Feb 2026 from Baltana, and every single day without him feels unbearable.

He is a golden brown Labrador, wearing a dark greenish blackish collar, and was last seen in a red jacket (he may or may not still have it on).

We don’t know if he is scared, hungry, or waiting for us somewhere… but we know he must be missing home just as much as we miss him.

Please, if you have seen him — even for a second — don’t ignore it. One small piece of information can bring him back to us.

📞 Call or WhatsApp: 9915884718
💰 ₹10,000 Reward

Even if you can’t help directly, please SHARE this post.
Your one share could reunite a family.

Joey, if you can hear us — we are looking for you everywhere. Come home. 🐾

13/02/2026

It’s heartbreaking to see dogs dying in road accidents 💔🐾

Our government fails them every single time when it comes to punishing people who hit animals.

A big dog?
I understand puppies don’t have road sense…
But you couldn’t see an adult dog?

How do you drive when children are on the streets? 🚗
Then why this recklessness when it’s a voiceless life?

Another careless driver took a life. Again. 💔
We tried everything we could.
Vet visits 🏥
Transportation arranged 🚑
Paid foster set up 🏡
Blood work. X-rays. Tests. 🩻
Paravet sent home.

For 4 days we fought.
The day he started eating, we felt hope again 🥺🤍

But maybe the internal injuries were too severe.
Maybe the pain was too much.

He didn’t make it. 💔
Run free up there, buddy 🌈🐕
No speeding cars.
No pain.
Just open fields and endless treats.

You were loved.
You mattered.
And you will not be forgotten. 🤍🐾

💔

22/01/2026

Pups, Pups everywhere…
but not a single pup to adopt.🥺

Sounds familiar?
Yes. Just like — water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink.

Only difference?
Here, we can adopt.
But our ego, status, prestige, and show-off culture don’t let us bring home a street pup.

We want expensive breeds.
We want tags.
We want validation.

But ask for just ₹250 to vaccinate a street pup and suddenly —
NGOs are scammers.
Government is useless.
Everyone is to blame.
Yet thousands can be spent without blinking…
to buy another pup.

And then comes another story.
Abandoned.
Left alone on the streets to die.

This baby was found helpless.
Could be neurological.
Could be distemper.
Could be an accident.
God knows.

We wish he could speak.
But he can’t.

So now he has to go through tests.
Diagnosis.
Treatment.
Pain — because someone chose not to care earlier.
We truly hope those who couldn’t help by vaccinating before
can step up and help in treatment now.

Because every life matters.
Every pup counts. 🐾

14/01/2026

What you are seeing is not just disturbing —
it is heartbreaking.

This is Gaushala, Makhan Majra.
A place that was meant to be a shelter, a place of care and compassion.

Instead, there are dead cows lying unattended.
Bodies violated.
Parts cut off.
Suffering hidden behind silence.

This is not an accident.
This is not fate.
This is cruelty.

These animals trusted humans for protection.
They were helpless.
They had no voice, no escape, no choice. 🐄💔
Yeh sirf laaparwahi nahi, yeh nirmam apraadh hai.

Whoever is responsible for this must be held accountable.
Cruelty cannot be ignored.
Silence cannot protect the culprits anymore.
Doshiyon ko saza milni chahiye.

If this doesn’t shake you, nothing will.
If this doesn’t anger you, something is wrong.

Please don’t scroll past this.
Raise your voice. Share this. Demand action.
Because animals may be voiceless —
but we are not.

13/12/2025

🧣 A little warmth from you can save a life this winter.
Donate. Share. Care. 🐾❄️








21/11/2025

💔🚨 MISSING: HELP BRING JOJO HOME 🚨💔

Jojo is a sweet, gentle, innocent baby who was rescued as a newborn after losing his mother.
He grew up knowing only love — and he trusts every human he meets.
That makes him safe with everyone… but unsafe on the streets.

He has gone missing from Rani Majra village (near OMAXE, New Chandigarh).
We are deeply worried for him.

🐾 Very friendly
🐾 May walk up to anyone
🐾 Innocent, trusting, harmless

🙏 If you spot him anywhere — even from a distance — PLEASE contact immediately.
A small lead could save his life.

📞 Reward will be given.

Please share this post.
Help this little one find his way back to safety.
Jojo has already survived the toughest beginning… let’s not let him struggle again. 💔🐾

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Chandigarh
160001

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 9am - 7pm

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+917888416969

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Furever Friends Foundation was founded by Vikas Luthra with a vision to promote peaceful co-existence of humans and animals. The foundation is currently run by volunteers who believe in the vision. We focus on rescue and rehabilitation of community animals in tricity i.e, Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali and Zirakpur. We are currently a handful of volunteers and invite anyone who wishes to support us in our cause. You can support us in any of the following ways. Kindly reach out to us to know more.

1. Volunteering 2. Helping us with your skills: Web development/Legal counselling(Lawyer)/CA/Photo editing/content writing/social media management/video editing 3. Remote Parenting: Fostering(keeping at home) dogs/cats for a few days till they get adopted 4. Remote Treatments: Learn and provide first aid to street animals living near you.

5. Donations: All your donations to our bank account are ENTITLED TO TAX EXEMPTION under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.