Category Archives: News
Monkey Baby Attacked by Dogs
In early May, we received a small monkey who was attacked by dogs. She was in shock and didn’t eat or drink. Now, a few weeks later she is recovering well. I have named her Rosie and she eats and drinks and can sit up. Still some more time is needed for a full recovery.
Dog with Eye Injury
Two brothers brought their Indian street dog to our clinic. The poor dog had a severe eye injury. They said that the dog had gone into the neighbors house and he was badly beaten up. He was taken in as an inpatient by Karuna and the veterinary surgeon removed the damaged eye. He is
Updates on Karuna’s new “Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre Construction
Dear Friends, Thanks to the support of a “Friend of Karuna” from Singapore the construction of the animal enclosures at Karuna’s new wildlife centre has started again after 5 years being delayed. The framework for the Peacock enclosure was completed but the mesh is of special quality and must be ordered from Bangalore. The first
Meet Nikki, Our Disabled Cat Resident
Nikki, the white disabled cat, has been with us for at least ten years. She comes from a shelter in Kerala. When the shelter had to close down, the founder/president brought her to us. I visit her every time I come to the shelter. As she cannot run around, she takes her comfort and pleasures
Our Rescued Bears
Karuna Society has rescued a number of bears over the years – both from abusive captivity and what would have been otherwise fatal injuries and dangerous circumstances in the wild. Currently we have six sloth bear permanent residents in their own compound, built thanks to a generous donation from Phillip Wollen and “Free the Bears”,
Oscar the Cattle Herder
Oscar the dog has been with us since 2017, when his owner abandoned him due to a small maggot wound. We treated him for weeks and he completely recovered and since then, is quite a ‘social butterfly’, encouraging other residents to jump and play with the joy of life! Nowadays he loves to help round
Karuna Celebration Function
Happy New Year 2024, everyone!! On Christmas day, 25 December 2023, our entire Karuna Society family came together to celebrate several things at once, including our survival through the last three very challenging years, and honoring our retired employees P. Narasimha and his wife Gangamma, who were with us helping animals way back in 1998,
Our Rescued Cats in their Enclosure
Our rescued cats have the entire roof area of our clinic to themselves! They have several rooms with cat trees and places to climb up high and hide, all while staying safe from the many permanent dogs who roam free in the compound. Soon our cats will be moving to an even bigger and better
Vegan Cows: What? What Are You Talking About?!
Please see our latest Newsletter HERE! Vegan Cows: What? What are You Talking About?! December 2023 Dear Friends of Karuna, Cows are for milk, meat and useful byproducts! Isn’t it? Around 2012 Karuna Society took the unusual decision to sterilize healthy rescued cows and buffaloes to liberate them from all forms of use and abuse. As