Krishna has been with us for over 11 years! He is a male sloth bear, rescued in 2009 after being abandoned by his mother in the forest, and discovered by villagers. His brother Arjuna was rescued on the same day. Now he is really happy being free in our big “Bear Paradise” compound, with his
In late March Karuna Society’s Vice-President, Mrs. Romula D’Silva, conducted another Humane Education session, this time for the school children of “Prema Dharma Trust” in Puttaparthi. The children ranged in age from 8 to 15 years old. Topics covered included the importance of compassionately caring for and protecting animals and the environment. The video
by Clementien Pauws, President of Karuna Society for Animals and Nature, Puttaparthi SAI RAM, Devotees around the globe. Over the last few months there has been confusion, pain and sadness about the alleged killing/poisoning of a group of nine dogs inside the Ashram. I am writing to you to inform you about the larger picture
Welcome to Karuna Society for Animals and Nature, Puttaparthi, India My name is Clementien Koenegras, President of the Society and I like to tell you how Karuna Society came to life… When I arrived in Puttaparthi with my husband and son in 1995, it didn’t take much time for me to see the suffering of
A longtime staff member, Narasimha, gently cares for an orphaned deer. She’ll be let free once she is old enough.
Thanks to our hardworking and loyal staff, our rescued cattle are taken to fresh grass to graze. It is hard in the droght region where we are.
Two months ago we posted news about a rescued bull that had been burned on purpose. His recovery has been painful and slow, but he is doing much better.
Here is an elderly monkey brought in after suffering electrocution on live wires. This is the same monkey, now recovering and eating his favorite food! As he is old, he will remain with our other rescued monkeys for the remainder of his life.
In these dry summer months, the ground water table is going lower and lower. Due to this, there is a shortage of drinking water all around. Fortunately, Karuna Society’s borewell for groundwater, located in our cattle section, has abundant water. Now we provide the people in our area with one bucket of drinking water per
An update on Bella the baby monkey, who lost an arm and was treated at Karuna in early January: she is doing really well! She is now fully engaged in life with our other rescued monkeys. Here she is showing us her cheeks full of fruits that she has just stored and is in the