A Python’s Safe Return to the Wild 🌿🐍 A male Indian rock python, measuring approximately 8 feet, was spotted at a construction site in the TIDCO area of Puttaparthi. The Forest Department was informed and contacted the Karuna rescue team for assistance. The python was safely relocated to a nearby forest habitat with access to
A SAFE JOURNEY FOR A YOUNG CIVET 🐾🌿 On 11 September, Karuna received an abandoned baby civet from the Forest Department. The young civet was healthy and appeared to be doing well. After assessing the situation, our DFO and Secretary, C. Narendra Reddy, decided that the best course of action was to transfer the civet
🦌 A Blessed Connection: 8 Spotted Deer Find a Home at Karuna 🦚 Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba had a deep love for animals and all of nature. Around the museum, deer and peacocks once freely moved through the surroundings, adding life and beauty to the place. When the animals had to be relocated due
A Proud Survivor 🐄❤️ Long ago, we rescued a group of stray cows from Anantapur. When they first arrived, we gave them fresh green grass. But heartbreakingly, some of them were unable to digest their food and started deteriorating. After a post-mortem, we discovered that it was due to large amounts of plastic that were
A Blackbuck’s Fight for Survival 🖤 A female blackbuck was found injured after being hit by a vehicle on the highway. The Forest Department rescued her and handed her over to us for treatment. She was brought to us in the morning. On examination, we found that both her front legs had severe fractures. The
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
A Past We Never Expected 🐒 A few years ago, a man uploaded YouTube videos of himself performing with two monkeys. The videos came to the attention of the Forest Department, and the monkeys were seized. One of them was later entrusted to Karuna Society. As he was a rhesus macaque a species not native
Some stories take time🐕🌻 One little puppy was found near Rao’s Clinic after a road accident that left him with a fractured leg. Healing has been slow, but with treatment, rest, and lots of care, he is improving every day. A few days later, another brown puppy was found abandoned near our karuna cattle shed
ONE RESCUE. THREE GENERATIONS. ❤️🐴 Three days ago, this beautiful foal was born. But this story began many years ago, when its grandmother was abandoned on the streets of Puttaparthi. She developed tetanus, and our team at Karuna Society rescued her and cared for her until she recovered. She later became a mother. Her daughter