Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · 2022 onwards
Dear Lucknow,
I never planned to start an animal welfare initiative. I found a dog — injured, terrified, and completely alone — on a Lucknow street, and I realised there was no number to call.
So I became that number. Then I went again the next day. And the next. And now I cannot stop, and I don't want to.
Barks & Tails is not a registered NGO. It doesn't have 80G status or government grants. What it has is over 100 animals who are alive because this community showed up. Every rupee is accounted for. Every rescue is documented. All on Instagram, where you can watch it happen in real time.
Some of these dogs will find families. Some will live with us forever. Both outcomes are equally beautiful.
So I became that number. Then I went again the next day. And the next. And now I cannot stop, and I don't want to.
Barks & Tails is not a registered NGO. It doesn't have 80G status or government grants. What it has is over 100 animals who are alive because this community showed up. Every rupee is accounted for. Every rescue is documented. All on Instagram, where you can watch it happen in real time.
Some of these dogs will find families. Some will live with us forever. Both outcomes are equally beautiful.
With love for every stray,
Saumya Shukla
Founder · Barks & Tails · Lucknow
📸 @barksandtailss
📲 @dopes_and_diamonds
How We Got Here
Our story so far
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THE BEGINNING · 2022
First Rescue — One Dog, One Person
Saumya finds her first injured stray in Lucknow with no organisation to call. She handles it herself. Then does it again.
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GROWING
Vaccination & ABC Drives Begin
Systematic rabies vaccination and Animal Birth Control — humanely tackling Lucknow's stray crisis at the source.
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MILESTONE
Safe Haven for 100+ Animals
A dedicated sanctuary with food, medicine, and permanent safety for Lucknow's most vulnerable strays.
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TODAY
Community-Powered. All Heart.
No grants. No 80G. Just Lucknow people showing up — and dogs who are alive because of it.