Sun and Sage Rescues

24/11/2025

Petra, now named Ellie, is adopted!!

I am still pinching myself about this one.

Time was ticking and as Petra (Ellie!) completed her cage rest for her leg deformity (due to a lack of nutrition as a baby) and a broken humerus.

I wasn't supposed to take any new dogs in, as I've been struggling to find the existing rescues homes. But I couldn't leave a dog with a broken leg at the temple.

So my plan was this - get her better, vaccinate her and later on sterilise too, before bringing her back healthier and with a better outlook than when I found her. Not ideal, I knew, but I've come to accept that if you can't do everything, something is still better than nothing.

As her cage rest ended, and I had appealed for an adopter, I'd all but given up. There had been a couple of messages, but nothing had turned into anything concrete.

So imagine my joy when the day before Petra was due to go back, I get a message from the lovely

Nadine had seen Petra's journey and despite already having rescued three dogs herself, she offered a place for Petra with her beautiful family.

As fate had it, the adoption went as well as any adoption ever could. Nadine, Dan and Noan have fallen head over heals for Petra (ELLIE!).

Petra now spends her days on long walks, playing with Noan and making mischief with her three other rescue dog friends.

This is what makes all the ups and downs worth it and wow is this an up.

Happy days and a big smile on my face!

21/11/2025

Cow cuddling at dairy farms!?

08/11/2025

Please get in touch if you can adopt.

30/10/2025

Here's all of the animals under my care need adoption. On 1st December 2025 I'm being evicted from the rescue house, and I'm desperately trying to find these animals homes. Please contact me if you can help.

27/10/2025

If you'd like to adopt any of these lovely dogs please get in touch. I really need help to get them homes before 1st December.

18/10/2025

Broken Leg Pup at the Temple

This puppy is one of several recently dumped dogs at the temple. Her name is Petra and we now know she has a broken humerus.

She was clearly in some significant pain and so I couldn't just leave her there.

Homes are very, very difficult now and I'm no longer able to take new dogs in. In addition I'm being evicted from the dog rescue house so need to find homes for the existing dogs as soon as I can too.

But as I say she couldn't just stay there, in pain.

I took her up to and the marvellous Drh Reysa was spot on with her suspicions of a broken leg towards the top of the joint.

She will have to cage rest now with a cast on for around a month.

After which, I will be returning her to the temple. It's not ideal but I have to acknowledge the limitations and accept that some help is better than no help. She'll be going back healthier, vaccinated and not in pain so that is a big win.

That said, if there is anyone who would like to adopt or visit her at Sunset Vet, you are most welcome.

15/10/2025

Heru and his Poorly Paw

A friend on mine asked for help the other day. He'd found a dog at the beach in a seriously bad way.

Heru is about three years old we believe and as you can see, he had a quite horrific wound on his left from paw.

Inquiring nearby, a local Warung owner had said this dog turned up one day out of nowhere.

It's hard to know exactly what happened.

He has a major wound on both sides of his foot, with his toes and claws missing.

Thankfully, with he help of dog catcher Nana, we were able to bring Heru in to

Upon examination, it became apparent the leg couldn't be saved. He was of course in extreme pain, infection and to make things worse, his foot bones were ground into nothing. He'd have likely suffered from long term arthritis too. I can't begin to imagine how painful all of this must have been.

But what a champ, this dog still let us get close and put his trust in us humans.

I have a theory about what happened to him and it's not a fun one (they never are). Heru has signs of rope burns around his mouth, which is a classic dog meat trader move - tying mouths shut to avoid being bitten.

Then there's the leg. I can't say for sure, but it's very possible he was tired there too. So my feeling is he escaped the dog meat trade, who we know still operate along the east coast of Bali.

But let's focus on the positives.

Heru is rescued, and is in the right place now. Although his leg can't be saved he will no longer have to suffer.

Heru's amputation was a success and the operation is complete. He's now recovering at Sunset Vet.

We don't yet have a plan for 'what next' but I'm hopeful a home will come along for this three legged boy.

A big thank you to everyone who has helped the Sunset Vet bill...of course treatment isn't cheap. And he'll need to recover here for the next week or so at least.

If you might want to foster or adopt Heru, you know what to do (maybe you don't - you should DM me).

Let's give this dog the future he deserves.

13/10/2025

This is Putite, a male stray boy who had quite the horrific injury.

He had something known as TVT, or Transmissible Venereal Sarcoma (cancer in the ge****ls).

He was spotted running about a market, looking in a pot of pain. And it's no surprise, because he was in a lot of pain.

The tumour in his man parts had gotten large and infected.

He was also suffering with blood parasites and anaemia.

We'd caught him using the services of and got him to

For the next 6 weeks, Putitie stayed here receiving chemo and medicine for parasites.

I'm very happy to say that this week will be his very last chemo and that there are NO MORE CANCER CELLS!

He's also been sterilised and vaccinated of course.

Putite will be going back to roam his territory much healthier, and with no risk of a) getting this cancer again, b) spreading cancer and c) spreading puppies!

Although of course I wish he had a proper home, the situation here is such that anything you can do counts as a net positive. Stopping one dog from spreading cancer and puppies, while receiving his intense pain and saving his life is a huge win. I've learned that in Bali, we have to take all the positives we can put of these situations.

Putite isn't a fan of men and I have never really been able to get close to him.

It's obviously costly to treat for all of this and I am beyond grateful to those of you who help monthly and/or support my vet bill. You've saved his life and given him a better, healthier future.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. And big thank you to my friends at Sunset Vet Ubud who worked a miracle once again.

P.s. sorry about the dog d1c p1cs! And I wonder why the algorithm doesn't pick me up anymore 😅

08/10/2025

Shelly's rescue video. She's beat distemper, skin disease and a fractured leg, but has been three years without a home (despite being the sweetest dog i've ever rescued).

Shelly is one of the sweetest survivors I've ever rescued. As a puppy, she beat what is usually a death sentence: distemper - and severe skin disease - AND a...

08/10/2025

This is Shelly, who I rescued when she was a baby suffering from distemper. She made a miracle recovery from a disease that kills most puppies it infects. But not Shelly.

She is the sweetest, most affectionate girl and is now nearly 3 years old.

After being rescued, nobody ever came forward to adopt her.

Since then she's been in temporary accomodation, first at Nengah's workplace yard and then when that closed, at the rescue house.

I'm not being forced to leave the rescue house by 1st of December and am desperate to find Shelly a home.

Please get in touch if you are interested. All options considered.

Thank you,

Aron