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
In early May we got a call from the nearby Ashram saying that a monkey fell from the fourth floor of one of the buildings. This happened during a thunderstorm with heavy rain. Karuna staff rushed there and saw that the monkey was a baby Bonnet Macaque, merely 5 months old and in a coma-like
Gill the squirrel was found orphaned under a tree on April 24th, probably the runt of the litter. Twice we put her back in the nest but her mother kept pushing her out. Our Wildlife Project Manager, Crystal, fostered her for nearly two months. Little Gill was very active, followed behind Krystal like a dog
The Perils of Plastic! Please see this article from the Deccan Herald recently HERE! “Millions of cows on the road are full of plastic. You don’t see it when you look at them, but they suffer and die,” says Clementien Koenegras, president of Karuna Society for Animals and Nature Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh. ‘The plastic cow’
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Amplifunds is a platform for fundraising and with the assistance of Jessika Ava advocating for Karuna Society, we hope to receive financial support to help our rescued animals! See HERE.
SOS, Dear Friends, as president of Karuna Society I want to say my bit. “The free clinic for local dogs and cats needs your support”! In the 18 years of existence of Karuna Society, it has happened before!… Suddenly we realise that we have run out of funds, hit rock bottom and we didn’t see
Mimi the kitten was rescued from the street with an eye ailment and we couldn’t refuse her, though we had to purchase the medicines on credit due to lack of donations. Please help us with funds for Mimi and our other rescued and helpless animals!
In late March Karuna Society’s Vice-President, Mrs. Romula D’Silva, conducted another Humane Education session, this time for the school children of “Prema Dharma Trust” in Puttaparthi. The children ranged in age from 8 to 15 years old. Topics covered included the importance of compassionately caring for and protecting animals and the environment. The video