Our Supporters

ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS

Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations (FIAPO) is India’s apex animal rights organisation with most comprehensive NGO-network of animal rights workers, activists, supporters, advocates, campaigners for the rights of animals in India FIAPO works with over 170+ member organizations and over 1000 activists in more than 70 cities across India.

FIAPO has supported Youth for Animal’s campaign by sending strong letters backed with legal references  to the Delhi Zoo, Ministry of Environment and Prime Minister’s Office on October 28, 2021. // READ LETTER 1, LETTER 2  

Pro Elephant Network (PREN) is an alliance of elephant experts, elephant behavioural specialists and elephant interest groups. The goal of this alliance is to facilitate a strong social movement that advocates and litigates locally within Africa and globally, to reverse the culture of imprisonment, captive breeding, capture, abuse, exhibition, management, handling, forced interaction, trading and hunting and any exploitation of African elephants (now extended to Asian elephants as well). 

PREN has supported Youth for Animal’s campaign by sending a science-backed strong letter of concern to the Delhi Zoo on October 28, 2021 //   READ THE LETTER 

Elephant Specialists Alliance International (ESAI) is a global alliance of elephant specialists who represents a range of disciplines, including natural science, conservation, behaviours and psychology, veterinary medicine, animal welfare, academia, and animal care and management. Together, they work to provide the best possible fact-based information and scientific evidence to protect wild elephants from capture and export to ex-situ destinations and to end the exploitation of elephants in captivity.

ESAI has supported Youth for Animal’s campaign by working on and sharing a comprehensive document that builds a scientific, research based case for Shankar’s rehabilitation  // READ THE LETTER

World Animal Protection is an international non-profit animal rights organization that has been in operation since 1981. The charity describes its vision as: A world where animal rights matter and animal cruelty has ended.

WAP India has provided Youth for Animals a letter of support for the Shankar Campaign.

Elsa Foundation is a Bengaluru based non-profit charitable trust that focuses on conservation of biodiversity, prevention of cruelty to animals, animal rights issues of both domestic and wild animals. It opposes keeping wild animals in captivity. Their work areas are research, advocacy, awareness, publication, support in policy and decision making.

Elsa foundation has provided Youth for Animals a letter of support // READ THE LETTER

Voice for Asian Elephants Society (VFAES) is a 501(c)(3) organization with a vision to protect endangered Asian elephants and their habitats in India, while also ensuring that native people and those living near the forest fringes have their basic needs met, so they will be inspired to coexist peacefully with these magnificent animals.

VFAES founder Ms. Sangita Iyer, has supported Youth for Animal’s campaign by sending a strong and science-backed letter of concern to the Delhi Zoo on November 25, 2021 //   READ THE LETTER

Blue Cross of India is an animal welfare charity based in Chennai, India. It was established in 1959 by Captain V. Sundaram and his family. It is now one of the country’s largest animal welfare organisations. It runs several animal welfare programs including animal rights awareness. The organisation has received several national and international awards.

Blue Cross of India has supported Youth for Animal’s campaign by sending a letter of concern to the Delhi Zoo on December 2, 2021 //   READ THE LETTER 

CELEBRITIES

John Abraham, Bollywood actor, is well known as not only a great actor but also a human being with a heart of gold, especially when it comes to empathy and love for animals. This is evident from the very few people/organizations he follows on twitter, most of which are animal related. He has been such a solid supporter for our campaign, following, liking and sharing our posts almost daily. Moreover his fans have been truly phenomenal in raising a voice for Shankar. They have gone out of the way to create blogposts and artwork for Shankar and have really helped spread the word about Shankar’s plight. We are so thankful to the JA family that has adopted us and our voiceless Shankar as part of theirs. 

Manoj Bapayee, Bollywood Actor shared Shankar's heartbreaking videos with his fans and built tremendous awareness for our cause.
Rahul Khanna, Bollywood actor, signed our petition and shared it on his social media. In the past too he has raised his voice against keeping elephants in zoos.
Sushant Singh, Bollywood actor, signed our Change.org petition and shared it with his fans thereby encouraging thousands to sign as well.
Pooja Bhatt, Bollywood actor, signed and shared our petition for Shankar on her twitter and instagram accounts thereby increasing signatures for our petition and raising awareness.
Arun Sheshkumar, Director of reality shows like Kaun Banega Crorepati, signed the petition for Shankar and retweeted to his fans.
Nawed Khan (Browncoat), one of the biggest names in the booming Dance music scene in India., signed and shared our petition with his fans.
James Roday Rodriguez, an American actor, director and screenwriter. signed and shared our petition with his fans.