Animal Welfare & Threatened Species

Rescuing animals, caring for cattle, and protecting wildlife around NETRAVAN.

NETRAVAN and the villages around it

Our animal welfare team rescues animals, birds and snakes in trouble, holds free vaccination camps with the government veterinary department, and runs Prani Kalyan Ashram, our goshala (cattle shelter) at NETRAVAN. NiViM is registered with the Animal Welfare Board of India.

What we do

A rescue team for animals, birds and snakes in distress.
Animal birth control drives, led by senior vets.
Free vaccination, de-worming and treatment camps twice a year, and monthly check-ups.
Prani Kalyan Ashram, our goshala for cattle, at NETRAVAN.
Care for the places where migrating birds stop and rest.

For CSR teams: fits Schedule VII (iv) animal welfare of the Companies Act, 2013.

Laxmi, the first disabled cow cared for at the goshala.

On the ground

30 cattleof 5 Indian breeds cared for at our goshalaFY 2023-24
2 campsof free vaccination and de-worming every yearOngoing
MH-143/2010Animal Welfare Board of India registrationSince 2009
MHGA/0381/NGMaharashtra Goseva Ayog registration2025

Figures from NiViM's annual activity reports. See the reports.

From the field

**Fig. 2**Calves at Prani Kalyan Ashram, NETRAVAN.

**Fig. 3**Daily care in the goshala shed.

**Fig. 4**The herd at Prani Kalyan Ashram, Khapari (Davha).

**Fig. 5**A nilgai (blue bull) at NETRAVAN.

**Fig. 6**Blackbuck grazing in the forest near NETRAVAN.

**Fig. 7**A coppersmith barbet, one of the many birds of our forest.

**Fig. 8**Rescuing a cow trapped in a pit.

**Fig. 9**The rescue team and villagers bring the cow to safety.

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