Blue Cross of India
in Chennai, IndiaCategory: Attraction
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Five Furlong Road, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Five Furlong Rd, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600032, India Print route »
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The Blue Cross of India (BCI) is an animal welfare charity based in Chennai, India. It was established in 1959 by Captain V. Sundaram, his wife Usha and their three children, in Chennai (then Madras). The society was formally registered in 1964 under the Societies Registration Act The nine signatories to the Articles & Memorandum of Association were Captain V Sundaram, Mrs Usha Sundaram, S. Chinny Krishna, Suresh Sundaram, S. Vijayalakshmi, Mr D Daivasigamony, Mrs Kamakshi Krishnamoorthi, Mrs Sundari Nataraj and Mr. T V Chandrasekhar. It is now one of the country's largest animal welfare organisations. It runs several animal welfare programs including animal rights awareness.The non-medical division of the organisation is looked after by volunteers. The organisation has received several national and international awards.
On July 27, 1994, thirty years after the organisation's founding, it received a gift of 4 acres (16,000 m2) of land and a donation of ₹ 25,00,000. This land was purchased a few months later so that they could have a permanent shelter
