Karuna Society Information Theory of Change: Community-Based Dog Welfare Karuna Society believes that Animal Birth Control (ABC) and Anti-Rabies (AR) interventions are most effective when delivered as part of a continuous, community-based dog welfare programme. Sterilisation and vaccination alone cannot create lasting change if sick, injured, unsterilised and newly entering dogs receive no care, and
Please See our latest Newsletter HERE. Dear Friends of Karuna, For many, many years you have received newsletters and updates from Karuna Society, about our accomplishments and what we have provided for the animals: survival, medical treatment, recovery and a home with love. At present, our Secretary Narendra and his daughter Yukthi are providing wonderful
When to Rescue a Dog or Not? Every day, a dozen or more animals are brought into Karuna for treatment or to be admitted as an inpatient. As animal lovers, we understand the sincere concerns of people who want to help. However, over the last 25 years we have rescued and taken in thousands of
Dear Friends, From my porch I look out over the mango trees of the Ahimsa Farm. I see ragi growing in the front for feeding our shelter animals and I also see a patch of green fodder grass for the cattle. Beyond all these greens I see the hills, bare and black. Every year the
Please see our latest Newsletter HERE. Dear Friends of Karuna, Donors, Well-Wishers, Board Members, and Staff, We are wishing all of you a very Happy New Year 2026! The year 2025 with all its hard work, problems and accomplishments is almost behind us. It is thanks to all your support and dedication that we survived
Please see the Newsletter online HERE Dear Friends, As the President of Karuna Society I need to have an urgent and serious word with you: “Without substantial local support, the outpatient department will be closed soon.” What is this about? For more than 25 years Karuna has provided free medical first aid, inpatient care and
GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Any suspected Rabies case from any location will be admitted for observation and necessary action (for public safety). 2. Severe cases (accidents or other causes) will be admitted as inpatient – but ONLY from Puttaparthi Mandal. 3. Contagious Diseases (Parvo, Hepatitis, Distemper): Dogs with these conditions will not be accepted as in-patients,
KARUNA HAS A BIG SECRET! …and most of our friends and donors don’t know about it! (See our Newsletter Online HERE.) Dear Friends, In our 25 years of existence, we have faced many challenges. One of them has always been “How to pay for expenses that are not so visible to donors or do not
Dear Friends, (Please see the Newsletter online HERE) I will just say how I see the change in the political landscape in the USA. It will be a disaster for all animal and nature related rescue efforts in the world. The longing for love, compassion, belonging and unity of all life forms will be suppressed
Dear Friends, Twenty years ago there were approximately 20 working donkeys in the Puttaparthi area. The local donkeys here are quite small and were not used in front of a cart, but they were loaded with goods for transport. (Rickshaws for transport were too expensive) Outside of working hours the donkeys were left on the