FIAPO is India’s apex animal rights organisation. As the collective voice of the animal rights movement in India, FIAPO is the catalyst that protects the rights and interests of animals at local and national levels. Created, for the movement, by the movement, FIAPO is India’s only federation with more than 120 members and 200 supporter organisations, nationally.
Our Vision and Mission
- Vision: Recognition and respect for animal rights in society.
- Mission: To connect and empower animal protectors to achieve animal rights by advocacy, networking and capacity building ; to create a high-impact, well-connected movement at all levels which will continually address ongoing animal issues.
Our Values
- Democratic, so large and small organisations have the same say
- Independent, so members, and the Federation can choose their area of work, and it is not set by any other body
- Knowledge-centers, of issues and strategies
- Inclusive, so all thoughts and tactics for animal protection are represented, and tolerated
Our Strategic Long Term Goals
- To end the use of animals in food and clothing
- To end the pet industry and to foster a positive human-companion animal relationship (in streets and homes)
- To end the use of animals in experimentation
- To end the use of working animals, animals in entertainment and animal sacrifice
- To improve the framework of animal protection in the country
- To end the exploitative nature of human-animal relationships
- Providing the organisational framework and structure for meeting the organisation’s vision and objectives
