An innocent cat was attacked by stray dogs in Puttaparthi recently and bitten on his back – luckily, a couple of well-wishers rescued the cat from the dogs and brought him to Karuna. We immediately treated him and named him Hemai (golden boy). He seems partially paralysed but hopefully he will slowly recover back to
In August we sterilised and administered anti-rabies vaccinations to 47 dogs! We have been sterilising dogs in our area for 21 years now, but every month new dogs come in from other areas. It is critical we continue the Animal Birth Control (ABC) program for the safety of humans and the comfort of the dogs.
In July we treated 9 dogs who had accidents, and we performed several successful surgeries. There were also several cases of rabies. In all, we treated 155 animals and gave them 648 treatments! In addition to 29 ABC operations, we gave a total of 46 anti-rabies vaccinations. With your help, we can continue to keep
Our rescued camel Raja has been with us for over 15 years! In 2007 his owner put a signboard on his body advertising the date of slaughter and price per pound of meat – it was even seen on TV! After rescuing the camel from the illegal slaughter, it took several years of fighting court
Highlights for June includes treating 145 animals and giving them 543 treatments! In addition, we performed 35 Animal Birth Control surgeries, of course including an Anti-rabies vaccination. Thanks to your ongoing donations, dozens of ill and injured animals received the care they need and recovered well! THANK YOU, Please support our ongoing work, a little
“THIS ISN’T MY DOG…” …..is what many local people say when they bring a sick Indian dog to our outpatient department. After many years of sterilisation of dogs in Puttaparthi there are no more “strays”. Dogs are still everywhere and they belong to a street, an area, to one or more houses. When a dog
At Karunapall where our wild herd of cattle lives, we have an old mango garden as well. For the last 15 years the trees have not been sprayed with pesticides but were fed with clean organic compost from our own cows. Generally, when mangoes are harvested for profit they are still green and the tree
Ankita was born disabled and was found on the street by a well-wisher, a student of Sathya Sai Baba’s school and classmate of our Secretary Narendra’s daughter. Thanks to their efforts, Ankita was admitted as an inpatient. One of her two paralysed legs has improved and now she is running around happily! Another Karuna success
Highlights for May includes treating 140 animals and giving them 552 treatments! In addition, we performed 29 Animal Birth Control surgeries, of course including an Anti-rabies vaccination.
WAKING UP FROM DOMESTICATION “Remembering Who They Are” There is a story by Louise Erdrich in which she writes about one of the last buffalo hunts in the US that left 1,200 animals dead. After that hunt: “The buffalo were taking leave of the earth and all they loved,” said the old chiefs and hunters