Safe Haven: Indraloka Animal Sanctuary
Nestled in the hills of Pennsylvania, Indraloka Animal Sanctuary is a place where animals find refuge. It’s also a place that brought together two CUA alumnae for the sake of two very large pigs. (Photos by Ed Pfueller)
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One of the dogs who lives at Indraloka pops out of the grass.
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Volunteer Carol Gerzarowski looks out from a barn while completing some of the morning chores.
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Indra Lahiri, sanctuary founder and CUA alumna, and Johnny Braz serve dinner to some of the animals who live at Indraloka.
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Indra Lahiri and Kate O'Connor worked together to create a home for Duncan and Nugget.
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One of Indraloka's many cats spending some time in the barn that houses turkeys, ducks, geese, chickens, pigs, sheep, and a peacock.
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Indra Lahiri, with the help of volunteers, leads Duncan and Nugget from their old home in the barn to their new specially designed house.
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A lamb gets a taste of spring with a frolic in the grass.
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Indra Lahiri stops to say hello to two of her horses while taking a walk on a path on the sanctuary's property.
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A cow grazes near a spiderweb damp from the morning dew.
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A morning fog hangs over the hills near Indraloka, which sits on 30 acres in Mehoopany, Pa.
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One of Indraloka's donkeys checks out his neighbors, a couple of sheep and a pig.
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Indra Lahiri greets two of her dogs in her home.
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One of the most unique animals at the sanctuary is this peacock.
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The cows roam a pasture that sits near a barn housing cats, goats, and horses.
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Volunteer Carol Gerzarowski greets one of Indraloka's cats while feeding the chickens.
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Indra Lahiri introduces the pigs to their new home, designed by fellow CUA alumna Kate O'Connor and some of her architecture students.
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Indra Lahiri stops to pet one of the horses.
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Indra Lahiri feeds some of the chickens and a peacock at the end the day.
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Indra Lahiri brings in a horse and a goat who have stables in the barn.
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Kate O'Connor reunites with one of her pig friends the day they moved into their new house. O'Connor helped design and build the structure.
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Duncan and Nugget inspect their new home that was designed and built just for them.
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Kate O'Connor celebrates the success of the pig house for Duncan and Nugget.
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Indraloka was founded on the principles that the earth and all life are sacred, and that all living beings are related.
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More than 150 animals live at Indraloka, including cows, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, geese, goats, pigs,horses, sheep, mules, and a peacock.
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At the end of a busy day, Indra Lahiri says goodnight to the lambs.
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The chickens at Indraloka can move freely between the barn and space outdoors.
