One of our unusual rescues has been a fruit bat who was badly wounded on his head. We named him Peetje and because he stayed with us for several months we came to know each other well. He really was like a small dog, very intelligent and “knowing” what happened. Finally we released him close
A villager brought this baby antelope to us as it was found alone, crying in the forest. We looked for signs of her mother, in vain. She is a very rare “four horned antelope”, almost extinct in this area. Most probably they had come to our area for drinking water. Our new buffalo pond (thanks
Help Animals India is happy to sponsor the Buffalo Pond at Karuna Society for Animals and Nature. This pond will not only quench the thirst of buffalos and cows rescued from cruel slaughter, but will also provide a desperately needed watering hole for wild animals. Morever, the pond will save wild animals from hunting as
The dog you see here has eaten a bomb! The local people kill wild boars who come into their peanut fields by putting explosives in a package of food. The boar eats it and it explodes in his mouth. This is very cruel! In this case, it was a dog not a boar that suffered
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As promised: Here are Ramaa and Giri playing. Giri is one year older than Ramaa. He came to Karuna after being electrocuted in a farmers field. He was unconscious for two days but recovered well. He lost the sight of one eye but has still one left to “eye” Ramaa!
India for Animals (IFA) is a national conference organized by Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) to bring together all organisations and activists working for animal protection. The 4th edition of the conference, held in Mumbai from October 21st to 23rd, 2016, provided a platform for activists and organisations to collectively understand the progress
Mr. Bean, our rescued pig is growing up and having a great time!
Our little monkey Pippo is doing well. Some burns on arm and leg needs a bandage but within a few days you will see the improvements and full recovery.
Karuna’s wildlife rescue centre is in the process of shifting the monkeys and deer to our new location close to the forest. We used the opportunity to release some healthy monkeys and deer back into their natural habitat. Ten monkeys were released a few days ago in the forest at Kadiri. We keep disabled monkeys