A recent outbreak of rabies on this otherwise idyllic island has seen government authorities rush headlong into a mass elimination programme – except they’re focussed on eliminating dogs, not rabies.

 

Although the government claims to have vaccinated 70,000 dogs, they have also reportedly killed around 20,000 – some of which are known to have been recently vaccinated. WSPA has been working with member society the Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) to fight this.