Animals: say what exactly you’re looking for

Animals and pets in India: local rules, quarantine and delivery

Updated 4 November 2026

Animals in India have no single price, because a rescue puppy, a laying hen and a breeding cow are very different purchases. We could not confirm a reliable price range for live animals from sellers' websites in November 2026, so the quickest way to current prices is a request on BlaBlaPrice: name the animal and your city, and sellers reply with their own offer.

• The kind of animal: dogs and cats are priced differently from cattle, horses, poultry or bees, which are all listed in this category.
• Whether the animal comes with papers and a veterinary health record.
• Whether you collect it or it is delivered between cities, and who pays for the crate or carrier.

Rules for pet shops

Pet shops in India fall under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules, 2018, which sit alongside the basic anti-cruelty law, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Under the 2018 rules a pet shop may not display, house or offer for sale a pregnant animal or a mother still caring for unweaned young. If a seller offers puppies or kittens from a newborn litter, ask where the mother is kept.

Imports and quarantine

An animal brought in from abroad must pass quarantine. Chennai's Animal Quarantine and Certification Services inspects the veterinary health documents that relate to the live animal being imported. Live animals sent by air also follow IATA's Live Animals Regulations, which airlines use worldwide, so ask the seller who handles the flight and which documents travel with the animal.

Season and transport

The climate here is tropical: hot all year, with wet and dry seasons instead of winter and summer. Heat and heavy rain both make journeys harder for animals. Ask a seller how they arrange water and shade during the trip, especially in the hot months, and how long the journey will take.

Delivery between the cities

Many buyers look for animals in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai. Ask each seller whether they deliver between these cities, quote distances in kilometres, and check the weight of feed included in the price, since feed is sold by the kilogram.

What to write in your request

Say which animal you want, how many, the age you prefer and whether you need papers or a health record. Add your city and whether you can collect the animal yourself. A specific request gets more useful replies, and a photo of the space where the animal will live helps sellers suggest what fits.

BlaBlaPrice is free for buyers. You describe the animal in your own words in a chat, and BlaBlaPrice's AI asks for missing details, looks through sellers' websites and price lists in India, and shows the prices and businesses it found. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice reply in the chat with their own offer, price and delivery included. Your contacts stay hidden until you decide to exchange them. See how it works or the Dogs section.