Your Kindness in Action — 2026 Impact So Far - Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA)

Thanks to you…

Halfway through 2026, we wanted to share what your support has already made possible for Bali’s animals so far this year. Every rescue, every vaccination, every sterilisation, every school visit, every emergency treatment, and every adoption begins with people who care enough to help… People like you.

Because of you, BAWA has already reached thousands of animals and children across Bali in 2026.

Your impact so far this year

So far in 2026:

1,866 animals sterilized: Preventing unwanted litters and reducing suffering before it begins.
4,103 animals vaccinated against rabies Including 2,434 animals vaccinated directly by BAWA, plus 1,669 more vaccinated together with government Animal Husbandry Departments during our One Health community days.
2,960 animals treated: From emergency wounds and infections to life-saving surgeries and clinic admissions.
17,190 students reached through education across 103 schools, helping the next generation learn compassion, responsible animal care, and rabies prevention.
124 animals adopted, including 118 dogs and 6 cats who now have the safety, love and families they always deserved.

These numbers are not just statistics. Behind every one is an animal who was suffering, a family who needed help, a child learning kindness, or a community becoming safer for both people and animals.Thank you for making this work possible.

June Highlights

Working together for humane solutions

On 10^th June 2026, BAWA was proud to co-host the Dog and Cat Coalition Regional Event 2026 with Asia for Animals.

The event brought together animal welfare NGOs, national and provincial government representatives, veterinarians, academics, and experts to focus on humane, practical responses to dog and cat population challenges.

Among the many wonderful speakers was BAWA’s Drh. Made Karang Agustina, from Udayana University who presented real-life cases from Bali and highlighted a message we see every day in the field: rescue is essential, but rescue alone cannot solve the root causes of suffering.

To protect animals and communities, we need prevention, education, humane population management, rabies control, responsible ownership, and strong collaboration between government, veterinary professionals, NGOs and local communities.

BAWA was honored to help create space for this important conversation — because lasting change means not only saving animals in crisis, but transforming the systems that put animals and people at risk in the first place.

Working together for humane solutions

On 10^th June 2026, BAWA was proud to co-host the Dog and Cat Coalition Regional Event 2026 with Asia for Animals.

One-Health in action in Kintamani

High in the hills above Mount Batur, our One-Health work continues to reach animals and families in remote communities.

Together with FOUR PAWS International, the Bangli Animal Husbandry Department and PDHI Bangli, BAWA teams travel long distances to provide rabies vaccinations, sterilisation services, and community education on responsible animal care.

It is always moving to see children and families arriving with their dogs and cats, waiting patiently for care and wanting to do the right thing for their animals.

So far this year through this program, 755 animals have been sterilized and 2,372 animals vaccinated against rabies.

This is what prevention looks like: healthier animals, safer communities, fewer unwanted litters, and a stronger future for Bali’s dogs and cats.

Thank you to our partners, field teams and supporters for helping us reach places where animals often have no other access to care.

Children are the future for Bali’s animals

We can rescue animals today, but by teaching children kindness and respect for animals, we can help prevent suffering and protect countless more in the future. So far this year, BAWA has reached 17,190 students across 103 schools, teaching compassion and why animals deserve protection. In every classroom, we see hope: children listening, asking questions, talking about their own dogs and cats, and learning that they can be part of the solution.

Just $30 can educate an entire classroom – helping build a safer, kinder future for Bali’s animals.

From suffering to safety: Anita’s new life

We have seen so many wonderful transformations this year – animals rescued from pain, fear, neglect and uncertainty, and given the chance to heal. Among the many rescues that have stayed with us, Anita’s story is one that really sticks with us.

Anita came to BAWA in March with an open fracture on her front paw and a broken femur. She endured two surgeries, a bone plate, and eventually an amputation.

But Anita never gave up.

Today, she is thriving in a wonderful new home with a family who loves her exactly as she is.

Three legs, infinite love, one perfect home.

Stories like Anita’s are why emergency rescue and veterinary treatment matter so much. When an animal is given the chance to heal, their whole life can change.

We are also happy to share that alongside Anita, there are 37 other animals found their forever homes in June.

Every adoption means one more animal safe, one more life changed, one more space opened for another animal in desperate need.

To everyone who adopts, fosters, shares, donates, or helps an animal find a home – thank you.

Rescue is never easy… But every life is worth it.

BAWA’s Emergency Response Team faces many extraordinary rescue situations every single week.

In June, our team responded to many animals trapped in frightening and dangerous places – including a mother dog and her puppies stuck underground beneath a busy road, and puppies stranded 60 meters down a steep ravine.

These rescues are physically difficult, emotionally intense, and often a race against time. But when an animal is fighting for their life, every challenge is worth it.

You can watch some of these recent rescues here:

Every emergency call we answer is only possible because of people like you.

Your donations pay for veterinary treatment, surgery, vaccines, sterilisation, food, medicine, education and the dedicated teams who never give up on animals in need.