Dogs

In 2021 nine villages in Bali were branded as ‘Red Zones’ for the presence of rabies in the stray and community-owned dog population. In this year’s review, a total of twelve villages have been identified as having rabies in transmission in the dog population. The three villages added to the red zone list are Bitra …

Videos and photos of dogs that were abandoned in a house in Bali have gone viral on social media. The Manager of Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA), Hendra Irawan, confirmed that several dogs were found abandoned by their caretaker inside a house in Tabanan. Seven of them have already passed away by the time they …

Pererenan Village officials have made a new policy that bans visitors from bringing more than one pet to the Pererenan Beach area. An official from the Pererenan Village, Ketut Sukerasena, confirmed that visitors are no longer allowed to carry multiple pets. This policy was put in place to keep the beach area clean from pet …

A 60-year-old woman named Sumiati has decided to take care of 56 stray dogs that have been dumped by their owners on Padang Galak Beach. Sumiati who has been scavenging unused items around Padang Galak Beach for a living admitted that she has been taking care of dozens of dogs that were dumped by their …

A 29-year-old man named Hendra from Melawi, West Borneo has died from injuries he sustained while trying to evacuate a dog that was stuck under his car. The Head of the Denpasar Public Relations Police Officer, Iptu Ketut Sukadi confirmed that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon (15/4) around 3:00pm on Jalan Tukad Badung XD …

Officials from Karangasem District have reported that rabies cases in the area have been surging since the start of 2021. An official from Rendang Village Karangasem, I Wayan Kariasa said that 10 people were bitten by rabies-infected dogs in 2021. “Two people from our village were bitten by dogs this week, and after we observed …