INJURED LEOPARD RESCUED On the 14th February 2012, the Forest Department from Bukkapatnam Range, called us to help to rescue a paralyzed leopard that appeared to have severe injuries to his hind legs. Narendra from Karuna went to the area to coordinate the rescue where our truck joined him with medication and support. The leopard
On 28th January 2012, Clementien Pauws, President of Karuna Society, was selected to receive an award from the Sahiti Gagan Mahal Trust, Penukonda (Andhra Pradesh) for all the good works that Karuna Society has accomplished over the years. Every three years, this trust gives awards away to 20 individuals born in the Anantapur district of
Welcome to our newsletter where we will be sharing with you some of the events, stories and challenges we have experienced over the last few months. Despite the changes that Puttaparthi has been through this year, Karuna’s dedication and determination to help those animals in need grows stronger. Update on Rescued Painted Storks The
Spotted Deer Recovers from a Leg Injury and is Released Back into the Wild In July, a young spotted deer was brought in by the forest department. Her leg was deeply infected, inflamed and paralyzed. The chances of recovery at this stage were minimal. We started immediate treatment,
KARUNA’S PAINTED STORKS RESCUE PROJECT AT VEERAPURAM, INDIA Every year the Painted Storks arrive in large numbers at Veerapuram, a small village on the border of Andhra Pradesh. This year they arrived one month later than usual and their number is estimated 3000. They occupy every tree in the little village and build their nests. The painted Stork is
ANNUAL TREATMENT REPORT YEAR: 2010-11 Species No. of Animals No. of Treatments Still under Treatment Improved & Discharged Natural Death Euthanised RABIES VAC DOGS 877 12378 24 773 77 3 99 PUPPIES 447 4806 6 379 53 9 84 CATS 102 701 2 100 KITTEN 34 210 0 34 DISTEMPER DOGS 100 2740 0 70
UK blues & folk singer/music-theatre actress Dana Gillespie (probably most well known for being Andrew Lloyd Weber’s original “Mary Magdalene” in Jesus Christ Superstar), was in South India recently. She paid a visit to Karuna Society and spent time with Karuna’s two and four legged inhabitants. Dana said about Karuna “Despite the very disturbing stories and
In December 2010 this female dog was brought into Karuna’s clinic by her owner, suffering with severe burns. The neighbour had tied her up and set her on fire to punish her for entering his compound. The owner filed charges against the abuser at his local police station. On the road to recovery With the
On December 4th, 2010, the Commissioner of Anantapur Municipal Corporation organized a meeting at our cattle hospital. Recently, Karuna Society received 36 street roaming cows from Anantapur the largest town in the district. Karuna immediately provided these cows with medical treatment, fodder and shelter. One of these cows died suddenly and the postmortem showed it
Karuna Society’s Humane Education Programme was launched in December 2010 and has covered 4 schools to date. More schools are on the list and, hopefully, we will also be able to conduct these programmes in Telugu speaking schools. Interactive sessions, in each school, are held for different age groups. A documentary film on animals is