The area where we are located, in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh state in India, is one of the worst drought regions in all of India. During the summer months it is hard to find fresh grass for our cattle. We hope the rains will come soon! (The photo shows a few of our rescued
P. Narasimha, who has been with us almost from the beginning, and his team are in charge of the old and sick cattle at the large animal hospital which includes cattle, buffalo, donkeys, camel, horses and goats. He is assisted by his staff who nurse the sick ones, cut the grass, feed the animals and
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Our long-time Secretary, Narendra’s, favorite thing to do is help to rescue wildlife. The Forest Department often calls on his expertise. Sometimes he wrestles with dangerous poisonous snakes and sometimes plays with cute young animals. All in a day’s work!
DROUGHT UPDATE April 2014 Dear Friends, This is an update on the feeding program for our 300 cows and buffalo at the Ahimsa farm. We are now feeding maize stalks which we put through a chaff cutter. This means that 100% of the grass will be eaten. In the pictures below, you see the machine,
Our ‘Ahimsa’ product labels are printed and soon they will be sold in a number of stores. We are trying our best to ensure the future for our rescued animals by not depending so heavily on donations.
Carrots, The Healthy Kitchen and Store, a vegan restaurant in Bangalore, is stocking our organic mangoes!
Ladies grinding powders and drying organic produce the old-fashioned way, making our Ahimsa products. Electricity is not dependable where we are located but that is no object in our quest to independantly support our rescued animals.
We were able to build a small portion of what we had planned, shaded feeding troughs for our cattle so they won’t have to eat in the full sun. The rest of the green cloth wil be used for the garden and for drying facilities for our organic products which will go on sale soon.
We were very grateful to receive a donation to build water troughs on the corner of our Ahimsa land, close to the forest. They will be heavily used by thirsty cattle and also for small and big wild animals and birds.