One of Bali’s biggest non-profits for animals is reporting of recent dog culling on the island’s famous Kuta Beach.
A recent Facebook post by Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA), one of Bali’s go-to organizations when it comes to Bali dogs, urges people to pull their dogs inside to save their lives:
Another desperate and more personal post shares a horrifying account alleging that SATGAS (government task force) officers were killing Bali dogs en masse on the beach at 3 am yesterday morning. The account, according to BAWA, comes from a “person who had spent much of his time caring for the beach dogs.”
While Bali has a dark history of culling dogs to try and curb its rabies problem, this kind of sneaking around, “without warning” and minimal witnesses, as the account posted by BAWA alleges, still comes as a shock and disappointment after the island’s government seemed to be so intent on fighting the rabies battle with vaccines and public awareness programs:
Bali’s battle against rabies: IDR6.18 billion designated
Bali’s battle against rabies: 345K pooches up for immediate vaccination
In the mean time, BAWA writes on Facebook to keep dogs off the beach (especially at night) regardless of it they have collars or not.
We’re standing by for further reports.
