Our mission
We Battle for Animal Rights
cause
Animal Legal Force Integration is India’s first NGO to wage legal battle against cruelty towards animals
ALFI was founded on 23 September 2018 at Ernakulam, Kerala, in the presence of veterans from the judiciary, professionals, and animal lovers. It was registered on 7 November 2018 under reg. no. EKM/TC/533/2018 by Travancore-Cochin Literary and Scientific Registration Act –1955 at Ernakulam.
Animal Legal Force Integration enrolled with NGO Darpan Portal, offered by the NITI Aayog in Association with National Information Centre to bring about greater partnership between Government and & Voluntary Sector and faster, better transparency, efficiency, and accountability with Unique I’D : KL/2024/0434992.
?
Laws are useful only if they are enforced. Who will voice the concerns of the voiceless?
What we do
How we help
Objective
India has some of the world’s most robust and comprehensive animal protection laws. Regrettably, 99% of the laws go unused, and the animals do not benefit from them. As a result, there is an increase in cruelty towards animals’ day by day. To tackle this cruelty through the means of legal battle, we have organized the support of legal experts and professionals in their respective fields.
Legal Aid
In addition to ongoing legal cases, we provided legal assistance to individuals who lack knowledge about legal procedures. A large number of people get benefits day by day from us. The impact is enormous in increasing awareness by participating in debates and interviews on television networks and by publicizing every case we attend with the media.
Rescue Home
Besides the legal considerations, we undertake various rescue operations. We are operating a Rescue Home located 3 kilometres from Mannuthy Veterinary Medical College in Thrissur, Kerala. The veterinary team comes to our rescue home when needed. Numerous injured animals and birds are receiving care and treatment in our rescue home.
Our volunteers and members possess greater experience and commitment to rescue missions. Many of them are dedicated full-time rescuers designated to the forest and wildlife department.
Impact
Our efforts resulted in a heavy drop in cruelty towards animals in Kerala.
The consequences of our significant endeavours led to a substantial decrease in animal cruelty throughout the state. Most cases we handled received considerable media coverage and were well-received, generating public awareness. The state of Kerala, notorious for its harsh treatment of animals, has started treading towards advocating for animal rights.
- In Short
· The transportation and transfer of wild young elephants illegally captured from the north-eastern states have been permanently halted due to our Public Interest Litigation in the High Court of Kerala. Over 3000 illegally trained elephants had reached Kerala in the past 45 years, and our efforts have stopped it.
· The capture and training of ‘kumki’ elephants, which are trained elephants utilized for driving away or capturing wild elephants, has permanently ceased in Kerala. A considerable number of wild elephants were subjected to harsh training to become ‘kumki’, and many of them lost their lives due to relentless cruelty and torture in Kraals (elephant enclosures)
· Permits for filming in forested regions have been subjected to strict regulations. A recent directive has limited filming activity between 6 AM and 6 PM.
· The Animal Birth Control (ABC) facilities run by state government-endorsed organizations were notorious for mistreating and killing dogs. A High Court order has resulted in their closure, and new actions have been initiated.
· The Kerala Fire Force was not ready to rescue dogs and cats, citing an Order issued by the Kerala government. Through our RTI (Right to Information) alone, we proved the Order to be illegal and the Fire Force was restored to rescue dogs and cats in 2019 which has benefited hundreds of pet animals.
· The general public, even children became aware of the legal rights and laws on animals followed by our litigations and awareness through the media coverage.
· A caring shift in societal attitudes toward animals is taking place, and the media is also focusing on even small events concerning animals.
· Elephant cruelty in captivity has decreased, and social media has brought attention to many such incidences, thus helping.
· The Kerala Forest Department has more or less stopped abducting elephant calves for tourism.
· In contrast to feeders that have historically been subjected to abuse and mistreatment in a variety of events, stray dog feeders are being treated better and with more understanding. Many feeders got media notice or other forms of social recognition.
· A small act of cruelty towards an animal receives state-wide attention, attracting more viewers than instances of human cruelty.
get involved
Want to Help
Notable cases
Cases Proceeded in the High Court of Kerala
Notable cases
Cases Proceeded in the Lower Courts of Kerala
Notable cases
Cases lodged, but unable to follow due to scarcity of funds
We have lodged large number of complaints with various Police Stations, Government Offices, Forest & Wildlife Department etc.. The following cases are being pending or closed in various courts and police stations. Due to scarcity of funds we do not make any follow ups in these case. More than hundred such cases are filed in these offices. Some such major cases are as follows:-
Notable Major Cases
Case Nos.: WP(C) No. 1645/2019, 7107/2020, WA2179/2023
Case No.: WP(C) No. 4249/2023
Case No.: WP(C) No. 4366/2022, WA 1311/2023
Help us fight more legal battles for animals through out India
Donations are income tax exempted under 80G
