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At the Upadhyaya Foundation’s ‘AI for Animal Welfare: From Compassion to Action’ Demo Day, held on 7th March 2026 in Mumbai, developers, nonprofits, funders, and ecosystem stakeholders came together to explore how emerging technologies can be applied to animal welfare in practical, real-world ways. Organised in partnership with Electric Sheep and Open Paws, the event brought together a select cohort of AI teams working on solutions across wildlife protection, community animal

When we talk about animal welfare, the conversation often moves quickly to systems, policies, infrastructure, sterilisation programmes, rescue networks. All of these are important. They are necessary. But I’ve been thinking about something much more basic that sits underneath all of this. Kindness. Not as a vague ideal, but as a starting point. As a perspective that influences our understanding of animals before we determine our actions towards them. At the forum, I found my

On January 31, 2026, the India Animal Welfare Forum came to life in a room filled with over 200 philanthropists, CSR heads, NGO leaders, media professionals and field experts. But long before people entered that room, the event already existed in their minds. Communication had already shaped what they expected to see, who they expected to meet, and what they believed the Forum represented. By the time participants walked in, perception had already begun forming. The core lear