Our mission is to rescue and treat Varanasi’s injured and sick street animals, reduce street dog overpopulation and rabies through Animal Birth Control & vaccination, and inspire community action to bring lasting change for the animals of Varanasi. Varanasi or Banaras (also known as Kashi and the City of Light) is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Mark Twain, who was inspired by the legend and sanctity of Banaras, once wrote: “Banaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together” A popular destination for Hindu devotees and international tourists, this holy city’s streets are populated with countless cows, buffaloes, beautiful Pariah dogs, cats, donkeys, and monkeys.