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
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 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
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 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
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
Kind people at the Puttaparthi Fire Station found this paralysed small female puppy and brought her to us. Sometimes puppies recover from such injuries, we will give her a lot of care and hope for the best! THANK YOU to all of you for supporting our work, including our loyal donors Help Animals India
We are very happy to share with you that on Friday, 1 December 2023, we have officially started the second phase construction of the Karuna Wildlife Rescue Centre (animal enclosures) with a small Puja. For the marking and other technical details, one of our board members Mr. J. N. Jagadeesh, civil engineer, is helping us.
A male puppy, about 3-4 months old, was abandoned inside a basket. Our Secretary Narendra and Accountant Raji rescued him and admitted him as an inpatient, and he was treated for distemper. Now he is recovered and thriving! Thanks to YOUR ongoing donations, we are able to continue our important work!
See our latest Newsletter online HERE! Red Alert: The Forest and Wild Animals Under Threat! Who Cares? November 2023 Men and Dogs, Goats and Wildlife Karuna Society has been rescuing wild animals (small and large) in our forest since the year 2000. Over the years we have been observing the decline of the forest and many