Sally Varma (born 28 December 1984) is an Indian

animal welfare Animal welfare is the quality of life and overall well-being of animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics. Animal welfare science uses measures ...

activist. She is known primarily for her animal welfare activities in the Indian state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. She works with the

Humane Society International Humane World for Animals, formerly called Humane Society International (HSI) was founded in 1991 as the international division of The Humane Society of the United States. HSI expanded the HSUS's activities into Central and South America, Afr ...

India, in spreading awareness among public and government representatives on animal welfare. In 2016, Sally was recognized as one of the 100 women achievers in India in the category of Animal Welfare by the

Ministry of Women and Child Development The Ministry of Women and Child Development, a branch of the Government of India, is the apex body responsible for the formulation and administration of the rules, regulations, and laws relating to Women in India, women and Children in India, c ...

, Government of India and in 2019, she was selected as one of the 50 influential people in Kerala by the KeralaInsider portal.

Animal welfare work

Sally worked as a volunteer with PAWS Thrissur, an animal welfare organization in the city of Thrissur, Kerala from 2012. Later in 2015, she joined as the Kerala State Outreach Coordinator of

/India. She is currently the Senior Specialist in the Farm Animal Protection Campaign of the organisation, and works on sensitising the public on animal agriculture, its relation to climate change and Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and promoting plant based food as a sustainable choice of living. Her work for the protection of street dogs and against the cruelty to animals in Kerala has received great attention in Kerala. The Government of Kerala recognised her for the efforts during the Kerala Floods of 2018 and 2019. She regularly conducts awareness programmes in schools/colleges for students and is a TedX speaker focussing on sensitising the public against animal cruelty and instilling compassion in the society.

Awards and recognition

*100 Women Achievers - Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India - 2016 *50 most influential people of Kerala - KeralaInsider portal - 2019

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Varma, Sally Living people 1984 births Activists from Kerala Indian animal welfare workers Indian women activists People from Mangalore