Founded in 2016 by international recording artist Belinda Carlisle and NGO director Paul Harvey, Animal People Alliance (APA) was built on a simple idea: animal rescue and human empowerment can go hand in hand. Today, APA operates in Kolkata, India and Chiang Rai, Thailand, where it rescues and treats vulnerable animals, supports vaccination and sterilisation efforts, and helps create dignified local employment through training and caregiver development with a strong focus on women and those facing barriers to work. The organisation is also preparing to expand into Mexico with a future programme centred on animal rescue, community education, and job creation.
MISSION-LED
Animal People Alliance exists to protect vulnerable street animals and create meaningful employment for people who face barriers to opportunity. Its work is rooted in compassion, community, empowerment, and accountability, with programmes designed to reduce animal suffering while building skills, dignity, and resilience within local communities.
PROGRAMME-FOCUSED
In Kolkata, APA runs a mobile animal ambulance that responds to street emergencies, treats injured and sick animals in their neighbourhoods, and supports vaccination and sterilisation campaigns. In Chiang Rai, APA supports animal rescue and shelter care, delivers veterinary outreach to tribal villages, and works with local partners to strengthen long-term animal welfare across the region.
COMMUNITY-IMPACT
Animal People Alliance delivers a dual-impact model: every programme is designed to improve life for animals and for people. By combining rescue and veterinary care with local training and employment, APA helps create stronger, more compassionate communities where both animals and people have a better chance to thrive.
SUPPORTER-SPONSOR
By supporting Animal People Alliance, donors and partners help fund practical, on-the-ground work that treats animals in need and equips local people with skills, training, and meaningful work. APA’s approach is designed not only to respond to immediate suffering, but to build lasting community capacity around animal welfare.
