<p>The management of Karuna Animal Shelter has again denied the allegations that they exploit animal lovers and treat animals badly.</p>.<p>They held a press conference on Tuesday to say they were not culling animals and extracting money from animal lovers, as alleged.</p>.<p>About 30 animal rescuers and activists had staged a protest against Karuna Animal Shelter outside the Veterinary College in Hebbal on Saturday.</p>.<p>The shelter is located inside the campus. In August, the Karnataka government had appointed a committee to investigate complaints against the shelter.</p>.<p>The Karuna Animal Welfare Association of Karnataka, which runs the shelter, moved the High Court and obtained a stay on the<br />inquiry. </p>.<p>Sujaya Jagadish, lead complainant in the Karuna case, told Metrolife: “Karuna officials have tried to hush up the matter in the past, and this time, they have got a stay order.… We are thinking of challenging the stay order.”</p>.<p>Sujaya’s online petition calling for the overhaul of Karuna has logged 6,058 signatures.</p>.<p><strong>Committee, Karuna at loggerheads</strong></p>.<p>Dr R Narendra, president of Karnataka Veterinary Council, heads the five-member inquiry committee against Karuna. So far, the committee had made a surprise visit at the shelter and Dr Narendra says he had “found a lot amiss.”</p>.<p>When <em>Metrolife</em> asked why the trust had got a stay on the inquiry, Dr B C Ramakrishna, a patron of the shelter, said: “We have written to the government to appoint neutral and senior officers.”</p>
<p>The management of Karuna Animal Shelter has again denied the allegations that they exploit animal lovers and treat animals badly.</p>.<p>They held a press conference on Tuesday to say they were not culling animals and extracting money from animal lovers, as alleged.</p>.<p>About 30 animal rescuers and activists had staged a protest against Karuna Animal Shelter outside the Veterinary College in Hebbal on Saturday.</p>.<p>The shelter is located inside the campus. In August, the Karnataka government had appointed a committee to investigate complaints against the shelter.</p>.<p>The Karuna Animal Welfare Association of Karnataka, which runs the shelter, moved the High Court and obtained a stay on the<br />inquiry. </p>.<p>Sujaya Jagadish, lead complainant in the Karuna case, told Metrolife: “Karuna officials have tried to hush up the matter in the past, and this time, they have got a stay order.… We are thinking of challenging the stay order.”</p>.<p>Sujaya’s online petition calling for the overhaul of Karuna has logged 6,058 signatures.</p>.<p><strong>Committee, Karuna at loggerheads</strong></p>.<p>Dr R Narendra, president of Karnataka Veterinary Council, heads the five-member inquiry committee against Karuna. So far, the committee had made a surprise visit at the shelter and Dr Narendra says he had “found a lot amiss.”</p>.<p>When <em>Metrolife</em> asked why the trust had got a stay on the inquiry, Dr B C Ramakrishna, a patron of the shelter, said: “We have written to the government to appoint neutral and senior officers.”</p>