Free-spirited Piko

 

Piko- my Balinese breed dog- became part of our family about  4 years ago as a clumsy little dog. From his look, nothing special about him. Dog of his kind is widely known –just for fun- as ‘balinese dalmatian’ because of the mix of black and white spots on their skin. He was given by a friend’s aunt who actually hesitant to let him go, and made me promise that I’ll take a good care of him. 

Balinese Dogs are Under Threat

I feel so mad today. There’s this BIG headline in today’s newspaper that Bali is Rabies Positive. And the newly elected governor gave instruction to kill ‘wild’ dogs for the sake of tourism, because 4 people already died because of it. I know it looks like a very ‘wise’ decision, to eliminate those wild dogs which highly suspected as the virus carrier. But the decision is so senseless, I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I read through the article. They don’t even bother to check whether the dog is ACTUALLY REALLY infected.