For many years Karuna has been receiving animals who are seriously injured in accidents. Most of them are dogs, hit by a car or a bike. If they are lucky, only the back part of their body is injured: a broken hind leg, a hip injury or more seriously, damage to the spine which leaves them paralysed. Normally we have between 5 to 15 “special care” animals for daily treatment and dressing.

Some dogs can go home after recovery but some will become permanent “special care residents” as they need daily bandaging of the legs to prevent injury. As caring for these dogs is part of our daily routine we do not think much about it, but this week after discussing how many treatments on a daily basis we provide to them there was a sudden “AHA” moment, a light bulb came on in our head.

In some countries these animals will be euthanized. In others, like India they are left to die as no help is available. Life is not easy, but it can still be lived to the fullest when help is available! That help is made possible thanks to a number of very faithful supporters of Karuna. Thank you!

In the coming days on Social Media and on our Website, we will show you some of the dogs that are with us now and share with you their level of suffering and happiness.

Note: At Karuna we also have disabled cows, buffalo and wildlife in our care. That is for another time!

Clementien
President, Karuna Society for Animals & Nature