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Cleaning with Cow Dung

Here are a couple of our staff ladies, cleaning the compound with cow dung. Cow dung kills bacteria and keeps away insects. Did you know that cow dung has many different uses, such as using it as fuel, as fertilizer, to make bio-gas which generates electricity and heat, to repel mosquitoes, to line walls as

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Clementien with Buffalo Bill

Karuna’s President and Founder, Clementien Pauws, pays special attention to a new resident, Mr. Buffalo Bill. We operated to remove 20 bone splinters from his hip. He really loves all the attention & care; he has become a pet bull getting plenty of special treatment!

Karuna’s Mother & Daughter Horses

These two horses are mother and daughter. The mother came to use 6 years ago, we found her paralysed in a field. Now she is thriving and both are permanent residents at Karuna. Beggar families use such large ponies to travel from one place to another. Every year we receive one or two such horses

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Karuna Makes Peanut Butter!

We are working hard to become self-supportive so we have sufficient funds to care for all of our rescued animals. Soon, people in different parts of India will be able to purchase our organic, locally grown and processed products. Yummy treats and supporting a great cause – what can be better? Here, we are packaging

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Parijat Needs Sponsor

Hello! My name is Parijat, and I need a sponsor to cover the costs of my care – only about $15 a month. I was rescued from a cattle market, escaping being trucked for days over state boarders without food or water, tied up and standing on the corpses of other cattle that die on

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Cattle Returning from Grazing

Here are some of our rescued cattle returning from their daily walk for grazing! We are using the byproducts of these cattle to develop bio-gas, compost, cow urine pesticides and Ayurvedic medicine such as distilled cow urine and floor cleaners. We want to prove to the community that the shift to organic practices is helpful

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Karuna Wishes Everyone a Happy New Year

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL OF US AT KARUNA Thank you for all your compassion and support for the animals in 2013. We are truly grateful to have you as part of our family.  May your New Year be filled with the love for all beings! The Karuna Team