I've inserted a link below to a story in the Jakarta Post about the history of Bali dogs. Interesting stuff, to me--but as my regular readers will know, I'm very fond of dogs in general and enjoy writing about them.
Bali dogs are a breed of their own, and it is interesting to see how they ended up here, and how very long they have been here.
When I first came to Bali, more than 7 years ago now, the island was in the midst of a rabies epidemic, and there had been a number of human deaths as a result of being bitten. The government had ignored this developing problem for a long while, and then found itself facing a situation that was completely out of control. The belated response, sadly for the dogs, was to cull many wandering dogs, whether healthy or unhealthy.
The fact is that many of the dogs here are only loosely associated with a home, tending to be more like 'neighborhood dogs' than belonging to a particular family. Many of them also have to pretty much rely on themselves for sustenance, eating sometimes at "home", sometimes at a neighbor's house, sometimes from a garbage can.
Anyway, I thought the article was interesting.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/06/06/history-of-bali-dogs.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1528270185
Bali dogs are a breed of their own, and it is interesting to see how they ended up here, and how very long they have been here.
When I first came to Bali, more than 7 years ago now, the island was in the midst of a rabies epidemic, and there had been a number of human deaths as a result of being bitten. The government had ignored this developing problem for a long while, and then found itself facing a situation that was completely out of control. The belated response, sadly for the dogs, was to cull many wandering dogs, whether healthy or unhealthy.
The fact is that many of the dogs here are only loosely associated with a home, tending to be more like 'neighborhood dogs' than belonging to a particular family. Many of them also have to pretty much rely on themselves for sustenance, eating sometimes at "home", sometimes at a neighbor's house, sometimes from a garbage can.
Anyway, I thought the article was interesting.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/06/06/history-of-bali-dogs.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1528270185
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