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Crystal Rogers

Founding trustee

Founder of CUPA - Compassion Unlimited Plus Action · Help in Suffering

Crystal Rogers is the founding trustee of CUPA - Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (1991)[1] and Help in Suffering[2], Indian non-profits working on animals from Bengaluru.

CUPA - Compassion Unlimited Plus Action

CUPA rescues and treats sick, injured and abused animals in Bengaluru through a specialty veterinary hospital and trauma care. It also runs spay and neuter programmes, adoption and large-animal rehabilitation.

CUPA - Compassion Unlimited Plus Action reports the following, on its own site:

  • 12,00,122 total animals impacted
  • 3,44,681 dogs vaccinated
  • 1,66,689 dogs sterilised
  • 1,49,606 emergency trauma cases handled

Help in Suffering

Help in Suffering (HIS) is one of India's longest-running animal welfare charities, founded in Jaipur in 1980 by Crystal Rogers. It is registered as a charitable trust in India and operates a full-service animal hospital in Jaipur along with a Camel Rescue Centre in nearby Bassi. The organisation responds to animal-rescue calls and provides veterinary treatment across the region.

Help in Suffering reports the following, on its own site:

  • Help In Suffering (HIS), Jaipur attended 9,782 rescue calls and rescued 7,742 animals in 2024-25, while its ABC programme sterilised and vaccinated 3,269 street dogs against rabies
Organisations
2
Based in
Bengaluru
Founded
1991
Press
2

References

  1. [1] “CUPA (Compassion Unlimtied Plus Action) was established in October 1991 by Ms. Crystal Rogers – an inspiring 85 year old animal activist and two young animal lovers – Ms. Suparna Ganguly along with Dr. Shiela Rao at Bangalore who were the founding trustees.” — CUPA - Compassion Unlimited Plus Action. Source
  2. [2] “In 1978, she moved to Jaipur and established Help in Suffering , a shelter built on compassion, dignity, and community.” — Help in Suffering. Source

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