The 10-acre sanctuary in Sangli includes a surgical facility, a kitchen, a classroom, sand beds, self-grooming posts, shade canopies, and plenty of room for the residents to rest or run and play together.
There is even a pond that residents can splash and swim in to cool off in the hot weather or just for fun.
More than 130 residents, including dogs, water buffaloes, cows, bullocks, horses, and camels, call the Sangli sanctuary home.
They come from all sorts of situations - some endured hard labor in the sugar trade or were forced to perform in circuses, while others were rescued after being orphaned, being abandoned, or sustaining life-threatening injuries.