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Animal Angels Foundation is a Mumbai based organization run by
Rohini Fernandes and Radhika Nair who are clinical psychologists, certified practitioners of animal-assisted therapy and professional dog trainers.
Animal Angels Foundation is the first organization in India working in the field of animal-assisted therapy.
We have been shortlisted by Marico Innovation Foundation as one of the top twenty-five innovations in India for the Innovation for India Awards 2007-2008. Rohini and Radhika have also been nominated as MTV Youth Icons of the year 2008 for their work at Animal Angels Foundation. We have also been nominated for the TATA NEN Startups Awards 2008. Our organization has been given a rank of 241 from 600 different startup companies in India!
Through this therapy, our specially trained therapy pets assist us in helping children and adults learn or improve various skills and in speeding up the recovery process. We practice animal-assisted therapy in the areas of developmental disorders, psychiatric disorders, physical disabilities, physical illnesses and behavioural/emotional problems.
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