“It all started when the Puttaparthi-based KarunaSociety for Animals & Nature had in December 2010 received 36 stray cattle from nearby Anantapur town for permanent custody. Soon after their arrival, one of the cows died. The post-mortem conducted by the NGO’s veterinary surgeon revealed that the animal’s rumen was full of plastic. After examination of
Dr. Vimalraj Joins Karuna’s Team! With the support of Help Animals India, Dr. Vimalraj has joined our team from Pondicherry. His vast experience with sloth bears, tigers and leopards will go a long way in treating wildlife that comes knocking on our doors for help. We hope for a long and successful association with him,
Davy the donkey is peeping out at us from behind a corner, where he was being prepped for surgery. A few hours later, he was castrated and recovering, and still as adorable as ever!
The new bear shelter in Karuna will have 4 acres of natural habitat for the bears to roam free. And the gentlest way to contain them within this space is by having a moat around the whole area. Look at the picture of our moat being prepared! While the Marchig Trust has helped us with
A farmer “donated” his calf which has a fracture of the hind leg, a fracture that was already two weeks old. In such cases the animal is officially signed over to Karuna and we take care. We are happy to have saved one more little cow from a life of abuse, reproduction and slaughter only
We often get calls of distress regarding local wildlife, like this injured peacock. We work closely with the Forest Department to rehabiliate wild animals so we can release them back into the wild. Since our facilities are so limited, we are excited that our new Wildlife Center is progressing fast, thanks to the help of
Karuna’s Out Patient Clinic gives free care to all needy animals, especially to local stray dogs who have nowhere else to turn. Occasionally hard working villagers also bring in their needy pets for care, and a small percentage of the time they offer Karuna donations to cover some of the costs. We mainly depend upon
Often we are so busy with rescuing, treating and caring for needy animals, that administration work falls behind. Here is our finalized Annual Report from Fiscal Year 2014-2015. Annual Report 14 15
Occasionally Karuna has the opportunity to conduct ‘Humane Education’ sessions at local schools. Recently, a session was held for 20 kids of the Happy Home Trust, Puttaparthi, based on the topic, “Animals – Our Best Friends” by Karuna’s Vice President, Mrs Romula D’Silva. An interactive discussion with visual aids was followed by the video by
Some people ask us why we do not euthanize paralyzed animals. We are a no-kill rescue center and will not take the life of any animals unless it is suffering. Besides that, sometimes miracles do happen! This paralyzed puppy Sammy was brought to us a couple of weeks ago, and had no use of his back legs. Thanks