Street dog sterilization and rabies vaccination program
Street dog sterilization and rabies vaccination program
Through our citywide street dog sterilization and rabies vaccination/animal birth control (ABC) program, we prevent suffering before it begins.
Support spay and neuter to save livesEnding the cycle of suffering
Every dog and cat rescued by Animal Aid is spayed or neutered and vaccinated against rabies before returning to the community or, where needed, remaining in our lifelong care.
As at August 2026, an estimated 15,000 dogs in Udaipur are sterilized out of an estimated 22,000 total population.
This sterilization and rabies vaccination (animal birth control 'ABC') program, is funded entirely by Animal Aid supporters. Your compassion is helping to prevent suffering before it begins and create lasting change for animals and people alike.
Improving life on the streets
Street dogs in India survive on leftovers offered by local communities and food they find in garbage. As a result, the number of dogs living in an area is closely linked to the number of people living there and the food available.
Without an ABC program, dogs continue to reproduce, resulting in generation after generation of vulnerable puppies born onto the streets. Many face hunger, disease, injury and early death.
ABC programs break that cycle humanely.
It stops puppies from suffering, extends the life of females and reduces fighting and injury between males. Because not everyone likes dogs, it also is an important form of cruelty prevention since a more stable dog population means less fear and hostility against dogs.
Debunking spay and neuter mythsA scientific approach to creating lasting change
We don’t simply sterilize dogs wherever they are found. Our veterinary and rescue teams work systematically, area by area, using population surveys to identify priority locations and concentrate our efforts to achieve a sterilization level of between 75-80% of the dogs.
This approach is designed to create lasting change: high sterilization coverage helps stabilize street dog populations, while vaccinating the dogs we sterilize helps protect animals and communities from rabies and other viruses.
We record every dog, including where they are caught and released, monitor populations across the city and use the results to guide where we work next. Our approach follows established animal welfare and dog population management guidance.
Read more about our approachOur dedicated sterilization center
Our sterilization center was built specifically for this work.
Located about 10 minutes from our main hospital site, we have 81 kennels, preparation and an operating room. By keeping the center separate from our hospital, it means we reduce the presence and spread of any contagious viruses.
Our surgical team takes the utmost care of the dogs we spay and neuter, ensuring speedy recoveries. Post-surgery dogs are kept in single kennels for several days to peacefully recover while monitored regularly by our medical team.
As our program continues to grow, we are investing in additional veterinary training, new rescue staff and improved facilities so we can help even more animals in the years ahead.
Making progress every year
We're carrying out more sterilization surgeries year on year.
In 2022, we sterilized 1,298 dogs
In 2023, we sterilized 2,700 dogs
In 2024, we sterilized 4,107 dogs
In 2025, we sterilized 4,882 dogs
We completed our annual survey of Udaipur’s street dog population in August 2026. The results show that in our first three priority areas we have achieved and are maintaining sterilization rates between 70-80%
