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 dogs and we have learned some very hard lessons. We have to ask serious and important questions: is the dog very sick? Do they look well, are they starving, do they have serious and life-threatening injuries? If we take in a dog, we take her ...

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 local goat herders put fire to the hills and within a few days and nights everything alive and green is burned off. Why???? The goat owners need fresh green grass for their grazing animals as soon as possible when the rain starts in June. Goats ...

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 another year in which we cared for 244 permanent animals, including 32 current inpatients. We sterilized 914 dogs in our area and in different municipalities. Our main accomplishment and hard work this year is the construction of the new Wildlife Rescue Centre which will be ...

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 a shelter for animals in distress – thousands and thousands of animals: dogs, cats, cattle  and wildlife, all received our support! The expenses for this were mostly provided by foreign donors/ animal lovers but times have changed!!! Although the medicine expenses are covered by a ...

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, as they pose a serious risk to other animals. Owners/caretakers can bring the animal for treatment to the OPD 2 times daily. 4. General Cases like small accidents, skin problems, rescues, vaccinations will be handled only during Karuna’s working hours: 10 am to 1 pm ...