Bali Animal Welfare Association

31/10/2025

Rescue Report: Just In from Besakih 🐾

Only five minutes ago, after finishing a spay/neuter One Health Day in Padang Galak, our rescue team rushed straight to Besakih to help a dog reported to be in a truly awful condition.

This poor, gentle soul was so malnourished, emaciated and weak that he couldn’t even lift his head. He had just been clipped by a motorbike before we arrived. Despite how much pain he must have been in, he didn’t even try to resist as Dewa Made gently picked him up.

He is now on the way to the veterinary clinic, where he will receive intensive IV fluids and round-the-clock care. Our team will do everything possible to ease his suffering and give him a fighting chance at recovery.

Please send this sweet boy, who we have named Kiran, your prayers, love, and healing thoughts. 💛 We’ll share an update as soon as we can.

www.bawabali.com/donate

30/10/2025

𝗕𝗔𝗪𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

Yesterday, our team partnered once again with the Denpasar Animal Husbandry Department at Wantilan Kuburan Badung – the Denpasar graveyard where, tragically, so many unwanted animals are abandoned.

In just one day, we:

· Sterilised 34 dogs

· Treated many animals for parasites and wounds

· Vaccinated 88 dogs against rabies in collaboration with the department

Every sterilisation prevents future suffering and every vaccination protects lives. Together, these efforts reduce overpopulation, control disease, and keep both animals and communities safe - the true spirit of the One Health approach!

We are deeply grateful to everyone who supports this life-saving work, with special thanks to Julie and Brieana for your incredible dedication.

29/10/2025

Just days ago, four newborn puppies were found by a tourist in a remote mountainous part of Bali. Their mother was nowhere to be found and there were no other dogs were in the area. These puppies were only a few days old – far too young to survive without a their mother’s milk, warmth and care. We knew their only chance was to find lactating mother dogs willing to accept them as their own.

💛 Thank you to Lana, who connected us with her Balinese neighbor and their gentle dog who accepted two of the puppies.

💛 Thank you to Maria from Voice of Paws Bali, who helped us find another beautiful mother dog to foster the remaining two.

Today, all four puppies are safe, receiving the life-saving milk, warmth, and love only a mother can give. They are snuggled in tight and nursing enthusiastically.

🙏 Please help support their care and the rescue of others just like them:
www.bawabali.com/donate

29/10/2025

Beyond the Classroom — Visit from Boehringer Ingelheim

After joining our education sessions, the amazing Boehringer Ingelheim team went the extra mile — literally!

They took time to visit one of BAWA’s rehabilitation centers, located two regions away, to meet some of our rescued animals and see firsthand the work being done to help them heal and recover.

Some of these rescued dogs are also beneficiaries of NexGard, one of the great products developed by Boehringer Ingelheim, which helps protect them from ticks, fleas, and other parasites. Many of our dogs have been protected from rabies through vaccination with Rabisin, a long-acting, WHO-approved rabies vaccine also developed by Boehringer Ingelheim.

We’re truly grateful for Boehringer Ingelheim’s compassion, commitment, and hands-on involvement in supporting animal health and welfare in Bali.

Here’s to continuing this partnership — educating the next generation and creating a healthier, safer future for all animals.

28/10/2025

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗲𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗺! 💙📚

We were so happy to welcome Boehringer Ingelheim back to our BAWA education sessions — and this time, the entire team including the President Director joined us to inspire students about animal welfare, rabies prevention, the importance of vaccination, and how to stay safe around animals.

Boehringer Ingelheim, a global pharmaceutical company, supplies essential products such as Rabisin (a WHO-approved rabies vaccine) and NexGard — life saving medication that BAWA relies on. 💉🐶

Over two exciting days, our team and Boehringer Ingelheim visited public primary schools in Tabanan, bringing joy, knowledge, and compassion into the classrooms.

The students joined in fun, hands-on activities and role play to learn that animals have needs and feelings just like they do, safety around animals, that rabies is 100% preventable through vaccination and so much more.

We’re deeply grateful to Boehringer Ingelheim for their support, helping us build a safer, kinder, and more compassionate future for Bali’s animals and communities.

25/10/2025

KEEPING BUSY AT BAWA

We’ve been so busy this month — it’s unbelievable how much we’re doing and getting done!

Apart from the insightful Disaster Preparedness Workshop held Wednesday, on that same day our team also sterilized 41 dogs in Desa Tunjuk, Tabanan, and vaccinated another 37 dogs against rabies.

As always, we enjoyed talking with dog owners about safety, nutrition & diet, medicine, vaccines, even what kind of shampoo they should use and how often their dogs should be bathed.

We love these community interactions — they’re always the highlight of our workdays. Even though our teams work incredibly hard, it’s the positive energy, gratitude, and smiles from the community that keep us going.

A huge thank you to the Foundation Marchig for supporting this Spay, Neuter & Rabies Vaccination Program, and to everyone who continues to care about the health and welfare of animals in Bali.

25/10/2025

URGENT: 4 NEWBORN PUPPIES NEED A LACTATING MOTHER 💔

Four tiny, motherless newborns were found abandoned in the hills of Bangli. Our vet nurse rushed them to Sunset Vet Ubud for immediate care — but they desperately need a lactating mother dog who can nurse them.

If you have, or know someone who has, a healthy lactating dog willing to help, or if you are able to foster, please contact us ASAP:
WhatsApp: +62 811 389 004
Email: [email protected]

Please share to help these little ones survive.

24/10/2025

EARTHQUAKES, FIRES, FLOODS, ERUPTIONS, TOGETHER WE PREPARE

BAWA was very fortunate and grateful to have Bapak I Gede Teja, Head of the Bali Provincial Disaster Management Agency (BPBD Provinsi Bali), and Jennifer Gardner from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (ifaw) join our Disaster Preparedness Workshop for animal shelters in Bali.

The workshop, held on October 22nd, 2025, aimed to enhance community capacity and awareness in disaster preparedness — both integral parts of Bali’s community resilience.

Bapak Teja led an insightful one-hour presentation and a Q&A session with participants from wildlife centers, dog and cat shelters, and rescue organizations across Bali. He shared that Bali faces 14 types of disaster threats and highlighted the importance of reducing disaster risk through stronger infrastructure, early warning systems, and community readiness.

He also expressed hope that this workshop will deepen collaboration between government, social organizations, and communities — to build a disaster-resilient Bali that cares for both people and animals.

We were honored to be joined by Jennifer Gardner from IFAW, our long-time partner in the Disaster Resilience and Risk Reduction (DRRR) Program, who shared her expertise and guided everyone on how to prepare their shelters for a disaster. Both Bapak Teja and Jennifer have decades of experience in disaster work — and their commitment to help and train others is truly inspiring.

Thank you to everyone who attended the workshop. Together, we share one vision — to support our communities, protect our animals, and be better prepared for future disasters.



From the article: https://bpbd.baliprov.go.id/article/3885/kalaksa-dorong-peningkatan-kapasitas-pengetahuan-kebencanaan-di-yayasan-bali-animal-welfare-association-bawa

22/10/2025

21/10/2025

Who poisoned these dogs at 2 a.m.? Dog meat traders? Or ?

Two more beautiful Bali Heritage dogs found poisoned at 2 a.m Sunday morning, near the Indomaret, Jalan Nangka Utara, North Denpasar.

Was it dog meat traders? Or locals trying to remove “outside” dogs in a misguided attempt to stop rabies? We suspect it was dog meat traders, however they never came back for the bodies. Strange.

So — who is really killing these dogs? And why?

A generous reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspects.

BAWA is working with local authorities, who are doing their best to help investigate and prevent more cruelty like this.

Please report any suspicious activity to: [email protected]

18/10/2025

WHAT HAPPENED TO PONTI? 💔

Ponti, a beautiful Bali brindle (Anggrek) dog, was found with a deep slash across his nose. BAWA’s ambulance team responded immediately and rushed Ponti to the clinic, where he received urgent treatment, stitches, antibiotics, and pain relief.

While the investigation is ongoing, the veterinarians treating Ponti strongly suspect this was not an accident. This type of injury is consistent with deliberate slashing, often seen when dogs are harmed for entering fields or disturbing crops.

🐾 Ponti is now safe, but he is just one of many dogs needing emergency rescue and urgent medical care every single day.

We need your help: If you have any information about what happened to Ponti, please contact us immediately.

💛 Please support Ponti and the growing number of injured and abandoned animals we are rescuing.
Your donation directly funds ambulance response, life-saving surgeries, medicine, care, and rehabilitation.

🔗 DONATE HERE: www.bawabali.com/donate

Every contribution helps give dogs like Ponti a second chance at life. Thank you for standing with us 💛

# AWK

17/10/2025

⚠️ POISON ALERT: CANGGU AREA 🚨

BAWA has received a very sad report of dog poisoning in the Jalan Batu Mejan area.

Two adored family dogs, Titia and Nina, were poisoned in front of their home earlier this week. A vet confirmed it was from a pesticide poison that attacks the nervous system

💔 Titia did not survive. Nina was rushed to the vet and treated in time.

The owners found a small plastic bag in a nearby rice field containing pieces of chicken and pink-colored meat – suspected to be laced with poison. CCTV footage shows a person leaving the bag in the field on the same day.

Indiscriminate pesticide poisoning is cruel and illegal: It causes severe suffering and can kill pets, community dogs, cats, and wildlife.

Please, if you live near rice fields or open spaces:

· Keep your dogs supervised or leashed at all times.

· Check your area for suspicious food or plastic bags.

· Report any poisoning or suspicious activity immediately to BAWA’s hotline

We must work together to stop this cruelty and protect Bali’s animals.

🙏 Our sincere condolences go out to Titia’s family; and we thank them for coming forward, and to the vets who managed to save Nina.