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Three-Legged Cow with Calf

                This majestic cow has a touching success story! We saw her in our own village, part of a herd. She was standing with an open fracture. We picked her up and tried to fix the fracture but it was infected too much, and had to be amputated.

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Raja, Our Rescued Camel

  Here is our lucky camel, Raja. He was being led through the streets of Kadiri in Andhra Pradesh, India, with a bedsheet over his back, with the price per kilo of his meat. Camels actually can only be slaughtered in a licensed slaughter house in North India as they are not indigenous here and

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Angela’s Experience as a Volunteer

My Experience as a Volunteer in Karuna Society By Angela Working as a volunteer at Karuna was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. Within minutes of being there I fell in love with the place and everything they do for the animals of Puttaparthi. At first I was unsure if I would be

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In Memory of Sathya Geetha

IN MEMORY OF SATHYA GEETHA 2003-2013 On January 22nd, 2013, Sathya Geetha, the young female elephant of Prashanti Nilayam, who was very sweet, playful and charmingly vocal, passed away at 4.20am.  She had been suffering with severe digestive problems for the last three weeks of her life and could not be saved despite the efforts

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Bella, Our Rescued Monkey

  In a small town in Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India, a group of monkeys were brutally butchered as they were considered a nuisance in the town. Two survivors, an adult and a very young one, were brought to the Karuna clinic by some caring villagers. The adult monkey had three legs cut off and

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Event in Bangalore

“THE PLASTIC COW”: DOCUMENTARY SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION @6.00 PM, Saturday, January 12th, 2013 at Aashirvad, off St. Marks Road in Bangalore, India.  The Plastic Cow Video on YouTube As village after village has started to protest the dumping of thousands of tons of garbage by Bangalore city, waste management in Bangalore has hit a

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Interview on Radio Sai

On Thursday, August 2nd, Karuna’s President, Clementien Pauws, was interviewed on Radio Sai to talk about Karuna Society, Sathya Sai Baba’s love for animals and the challenges that animals in India face today. To listen to the 45- minute interview, please click HERE

Karuna Newsletter – July 2012

THE  PLASTIC COW – A MOVING DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF THE INDIAN COW AND THE EPIDEMIC OF THE PLASTIC BAG An introduction written by Sharon St. Joan, about the release of the Plastic Cow Documentary   A profoundly moving documentary, The Plastic Cow, examines, not only the current plight of the cow, but also

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