The local Forest Department brought these rabbits to Karuna Society many months ago. They are not wild animals – they were bred to be used for meat and as pets. When they were rescued, they had a bad case of mange, a skin disease. Now they are healthy and love their new enclosure! There is
Cinderella is another success story! She is a permanent resident living inside nearby Prasanthi Nilayam ashram. Karuna makes sure these residents have regular meals and care. One day we saw Cinderella had an ear injury and maggots were crawling around in her ear! We quickly brought her in and after several days as an inpatient,
Our Annual Report for April 2017 to March 2018 is finalized! Please click on the below link to view it. KARUNA ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018
On Sunday, 14th October, Karuna’s Vice-President Romula DSilva conducted an interactive session with the children of Happy Home – Puttaparthi from 10 am to 12 pm. The 22 children were of different age groups, from 8 to 15 years. The main topics of discussion was the environment and, of course, the animals – their welfare and rights
On Sunday, 23rd September, a group of 11 German healers visited the Karuna Clinic & shelter. Karuna’s Vice-President, Romula D’Silva, accompanied them and showed them around. They were very touched and appreciative of the work Karuna is doing for the animals! Enjoy this video of Karuna’s Vice President, Romula DSilva , giving a tour to our free
In May, Karuna staff was called to a nearby village to rescue a Langur monkey, who we named Gopal. We successfully and safely rescued Gopal and he is now thriving with our other rescued monkeys. The close-up pic was just taken recently.
This is Simhadri, a Rhesus Macaque (endemic to North India) the victim of a “monkey juggler”. He was made to dance for at least 4 years of his life. He is the most notorious and the sweetest of our rescued monkeys! He is very playful and is very fond of the keepers. He always responds
This orphaned deer is only 10 days old and needs gentle care in order to thrive. Did you know wild deer can die of sudden shock if they are afraid? Good thing our Wildlife Project Manager, Krystal Joan, is trusted by our rescued baby!
In July, a new well-wisher, Elizabeth Tavella, created a fundraising campaign to support Karuna Society. In just under a month she raised $450 (about Rs 31,000) to support Karuna’s rescued animals. Thank you so much, Elizabeth! See her campaign HERE.
Karuna Society with the help of several animal rights advocates including Rukmini Sekhar, filed a “Plastic Cow” court case against the use of plastic bags mainly, which affects the health of many animals. Did you know plastic bags have been banned in 25 states in India? However, the ban is not being implimented and the