Meet several puppies who have recently joined us at Karuna Society! Left to right are: Chinu (she has a deformation on her front leg and will require further treatment in the future), Ramu (his front legs were paralysed) and Raju (his back legs were paralysed). They are all between 6-8 weeks old. With
Here is our Treatment Report for December 2020! It is the season for the diseases of ‘Distemper’ and ‘Parvo Virus’, and we fought hard to care for 77 dogs who had those diseases, giving nearly 1,000 individual treatments. Other highlights included thousands of other treatments to hundreds of animals, including 28 ABC operations, which also
“If dogs don’t go to heaven, I want to go where the dogs go!” “Buster” was an old German Shepherd, dumped outside our animal shelter. He was dirty, stinking, sick and mean! We took him in for treatment and placed him in a separate enclosure where we could see him. It took him several months
The past year has been a very challenging one. In spite of that, we made it, thanks to our supporters and well-wishers! THANK YOU ONE AND ALL! Here’s to a wonderful New Year of Health, Joy, Peace and Love in abundance! The Newsletter Link is HERE!
I am sure all of us animal lovers have stories of how we have helped the animals around us! One example of this happened several days ago with a little traumatised bird found laying on the ground, after it had crashed into a window. Many times we at Karuna are not able to do much
Here is our monthly Treatment Report for November! We’ve treated over 234 animals who had 2,073 treatments. We gave Anti-Rabies vaccination to 40 dogs and sterilized 15. We have a total of 358 permanent rescued animals, large and small – kept safe and healthy because of your donations. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
In the pictures you see our Secretary Narendra Reddy (with us since 1998) and Veterinary Assistant Venkatesh (with us since 2003) giving ‘Bravecto Tablets’ to all the dogs in our Clinic. This tablet really helps to keep those pesky ticks and fleas away and it also helps with minor skin problems. Each tablet costs about
Since 2002 Karuna Society has rescued more than 700 cows and buffaloes from illegal transport to the slaughterhouse. About 244 of them are still with us, many advancing into old age. Most of them are castrated (males) and sterilized (females) to stop their reproduction and give them a life unburdened by the business of milk production. However,
After several months of lockdown restrictions and complications with our vetiniary surgeon being transferred 50 km away, we have finally started our weekly Animal Birth Control (ABC) surgeries again! Puttaparthi is also opening up again, including the Ashram allowing limited Darshan. After 20 years of animal care, ABC and Rabies prevention, Puttaparthi is a safe
Science leaders have reached a critical consensus: “Humans are not the only conscious beings; non human animals, specifically mammals and birds, are indeed conscious, too.” The scientists went as far as to write up what’s called: “The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness”. It basically declares that this prominent international group of scientists agree that “Convergent evidence