Category Archives: Voices for Karuna

Open Letter to Potential Karuna Volunteers

OPEN LETTER TO VOLUNTEER VETERINARY DOCTORS, STUDENTS, NURSES AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS! Karuna Society for Animals and Nature appreciates your offer to volunteer with us. Your love for animals, knowledge and training is much appreciated. However, please consider the following: If you are a veterinary doctor or nurse you are legally not allowed to practice in

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The Karuna Story

Welcome to Karuna Society for Animals and Nature, Puttaparthi, India My name is Clementien Koenegras, President of the Society and I like to tell you how Karuna Society came to life… When I arrived in Puttaparthi with my husband and son in 1995, it didn’t take much time for me to see the suffering of

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Devotees and the Care of Dogs in Puttaparthi

Devotees and the Care of Dogs in Puttaparthi by Clementien Pauws, President of Karuna Society for Animals and Nature, Puttaparthi July 2013 SAI RAM, Devotees Around the Globe,Over the last few months there has been confusion, pain and sadness about the alleged killing/poisoning of a group of nine dogs inside the Ashram. I am writing

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Back to Basics Newsletter

Share This: Dear Friends of Karuna Running an animal shelter on a daily basis is a challenge. Accident cases, sick puppies, cruel practices – there is no end to it. We persevere due to the happiness we experience when the animals survive and recover and go back on the road or to their owner. The

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Karuna Newsletter – July 2012

THE  PLASTIC COW – A MOVING DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF THE INDIAN COW AND THE EPIDEMIC OF THE PLASTIC BAG An introduction written by Sharon St. Joan, about the release of the Plastic Cow Documentary   A profoundly moving documentary, The Plastic Cow, examines, not only the current plight of the cow, but also

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