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title: Blue Cross of India text: the 1980s. Initially started as a small group, it grew to become one of the country's largest animal welfare organizations, running active animal welfare, animal rights and humane education programmes. It was registered as a society under the Societies Act in 1964. The AWBI granted recognition in 1966. In 1964, soon after its inception, BCI suggested the city's corporation, which had been catching and killing street dogs since 1860 (to control its population and control rabies deaths in humans), an alternate method of capturing street dogs, neutering them and administering anti-rabies vaccine before discharging them to their original location, which title: Blue Cross of India text: Blue Cross of India The Blue Cross of India (BCI) is an animal welfare charity based in Chennai, India. It was established in 1959 by Captain V. Sundaram, his wife Usha and their three children, in Chennai (then Madras). The society was formally registered in 1964 under the "Societies Registration Act" The nine signatories to the Articles & Memorandu of Association were Captain V Sundaram, Mrs Usha Sundaram, S. Chinny Krishna, Suresh Sundaram, S. Vijayalakshmi, Mr D Daivasigamonfy, Mrs Kamakshi Krishnamoorthi, Mrs Sundari Nataraj and Mr. T V Chandrasekhar. It is now one of the country's largest animal welfare organisations. title: Blue Cross (animal charity) text: Donations to the Fund enabled the charity to care for more than 350,000 animals during the Second World War, many of who were wounded during the Blitz. The name of the appeal fund became more widely known than the official charity title and the league officially changed its name to "The Blue Cross" in 1950. In 2011 the charity dropped "The" from its name and is now simply known as "Blue Cross." Sally de la Bedoyere became the charity’s CEO in November 2014. Blue Cross operates a number of services throughout the United Kingdom. Its major services are: rehoming unwanted title: Blue Cross of India text: It runs several animal welfare programs including animal rights awareness. The non-medical division of the organisation is looked after by volunteers. The organisation has received several national and international awards. On July 27, 1994, thirty years after the organisation's founding, it received a gift of of land and a donation of ₹ 25,00,000. This land was purchased a few months later so that they could have a permanent shelter The BCI was established in 1959 by V. Sundaram and his family, who was a member of the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) in the early 1960s and again in title: Blue Cross (animal charity) text: Blue Cross (animal charity) Blue Cross is a registered animal welfare charity in the United Kingdom, founded in 1897 as Our Dumb Friends League. The charity provides support for pet owners who cannot afford private veterinary treatment, helps to find homes for unwanted animals, and educates the public in the responsibilities of animal ownership. The charity works closely with a number of other organizations to help the animal welfare and responsible pet ownership. The organisation was founded on 10 May 1897 in London as "Our Dumb Friends League", to care for working horses on the streets of the British capital.