About Us

Our story

Peepal Farm is a stray animal rescue, and an awareness organization, working to help animals heal and be heard.

Instead of living just because we are born, we wanted to live deliberately - in accordance with our philosophy of life. We had started doing good because of our philosophy; then we learnt it feels great too :)

Located in Village Dhanotu (District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India) it started out as our home that we built with space for injured stray animals, for us to be able to grow our own food, and for people who want to help.

On December 9, 2014 we started construction. Instead of putting in a swimming pool, we built a cow shed. Instead of an entertainment room, we made a clinic. Instead of having master bedrooms, we made rooms for those who want to come here and experience a simple, and purposeful life. By April 2015, we were operational.

In 2016, we started Peepal Farm Products - a women-powered small scale social enterprise - to spread the word about our work.

In 2018, we started using social media for our awareness work - and reach millions of people - which till that time had been limited just to nudging people who were passing through.

By 2021, our rescue work had outgrown our small clinic, and we started building a separate, larger facility for it close to our farm.

In 2022, we started a end-of-life care sanctuary for horses, mules, donkeys, cows & bulls.

On September 1, 2023 new Peepal Farm Animal Hospital was operational. Peepal Farm now serves as our home office, and foster space for dogs who are looking for homes. It is also home to nearly 40 resident animals.

In October, 2023 we started Peepal Farm Toons: an in-house animation studio to do awareness in a more fun, and entertaining way.

In March, 2025 we initiated Project Tiny to start clinics by partnering with Animal rescue groups in tier two & tier three cities, with the capability to manage simple trauma, sterilization surgeries, and euthanasia.

Founders' Philosophy

Live to reduce suffering; live while causing minimum suffering.

It's our understanding that involuntary physical suffering is an absolute bad across all species; so reducing suffering, and nurturing changes that reduce suffering is absolutely good.

Why Peepal Farm?

Running on the animal welfare treadmill for some time we had two realizations.

• The only way to bring lasting change is to change how people think. Just the way a Peepal tree sprouts on an old building un-invited and it's roots form these cracks making space for new growth, we want to challenge the obsolete thought process that objectifies animals and make room for fresh thought.

• To scale the work at which it needs to done, we need to share it. So, we have to involve others, and inspire them to do what we are doing. A Peepal tree - as big as it would get - will only cover a finite area, but its fruits can be carried by birds and other critters to other places, and sprout more trees...covering more area, and spreading more seeds.

Vision

A world where animal suffering is on the decline.

Mission

Help animals heal, and be heard.

Methodology

To help animals heal

• Animal Rescue
  We rescue injured stray animals, run a clinic, and have a recovery space for them to heal. Our sanctuary provides space for animals who can't be released, or need end of life care.
  
  We reduce suffering by helping injured animals heal, doing animal birth control so fewer animals are born into this suffering, and euthanasia to give a painless death to animals who end up with a painful life.

To help animals be heard

• Awareness & Inspiration
  Every months we reach tens of millions of people via our short videos, vlogs, films and cartoons published on our various channels on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.
  
  We understand that a certain level of intellect and empathy is required for awakening, and thus only a small percentage of population (yet a very large number) can be awakened. Our goal is to reach each person in that category.