A liberty, I know....
I apologise if this email is offensive but 'desperate times call for drastic measures' and this email whilst hardly a drastic measure is not something I would usually send to my entire address book...
Please delete if you are unable to help but if for one minute you can not stand by and do nothing when dogs in Bali are being poisoned by the government please add your voice to the petition below and forward to as many people as you can...
The people of Bali, and there are many who love their dogs, are coming home to find their dogs have disappeared... poisoned with strychnine, died a horrific death and then carried off to who knows where.
All due to eight rabies cases... which WHO has advised can be cleaned up quickly and effectively by vaccinating NOT culling.
Thank you for any help you can give.
elizabeth
RECEIVED FROM: wita wahyudi to aruddick, dogi, wendylbali, bawabali, me, balistreetdogs, john, mm675, myoung
show details 10:44 (3 hours ago) Reply
Yesterday, the government team has culled many dogs at my home area. I was calling early in the morning yesterday to treat one of my neighbour's dog that poisoned but can not help.
I ever join with interactive dialogue in Bali TV (as participant) in which pak Alit (Head of Provincial Livestock Husbandary Agency) as a speaker. On that event he mentioned that elimination will continue to achieve 70% vaccination coverage. One thing that disturb my mind is request of culling the stray dogs come from people it self. Many people called and ask the government to cull more dogs because they afraid with dogs bite.
I asked the possibility of giving vaccine to all area in Bali but he refused because of high cost, not enough vaccine and human resources. He mentioned as well that he got many letters from outside. I predicted that the letters that sent to the Governor displaced to him but he never responds (maybe never read it).
I try called to Governor office many times to ask the Governor agenda for meeting and always answer that we have to wait. I will keep asking them.
Wita
RECEIVED FROM Bali Animal Welfare Association which has been fighting to stop this dreadful abuse of healthy dogs.
April 3, 2009
Today the government went to this village, Banjar Permata Anyar, Ubung Kaja. One of our staff happens to live there and was leaving for work when he noticed the government van. There was no advance notice made to this village at all, and most people had left for work already.
The first two dogs in the photo, the brown and white dogs were owned dogs, previously vaccinated for rabies, but had lost their collars and tags.
We also had sterilized many dogs in this village already.
No rabies reported in this area ever.
Many more dogs were killed then this today. Our staff managed to get 8 dogs inside homes, and save one puppy, however we were too late for the others.
Please sign the campaign letters if you have not done so already. www.bawabali.com <http://www.bawabali.com/>
Bali Animal Welfare Association
Headquarters
Jalan Monkey Forest 100X, Ubud, Bali
(Phone) +62 (0) 361 977217
Clinic
Jalan Raya Lodtunduh, Banjar Klingkung
Lodtunduh, Ubud, Bali
(Phone) +62 (0) 361 981490www.bawabali.com > info@bawabali.com <http://www.aace.com.au/>
