Beware! Rescuing a Bully will make
your heart melt.
Why Bullies?
Growing up in Bali, you somehow βget usedβ to seeing all the heartbroken animals - but it never gets easier. Eight years ago, I decided to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome as many street dogs as I could. Soon after, I noticed the large amounts of pitbulls coming through my door.
Like most parts of the world, pitbulls in Bali have a negative reputation, and most dog shelters arenβt willing to rescue them.
Western breeds are considered trophy dogs in Bali and are caged or chained in backyards. Most of them have never left their cage before, so they arenβt socialised and donβt know what a normal home is like.
Thatβs where Bali Bully Rescue helps.
Watch our story
Having grown up with bully breeds from the age of 6,
it broke my heart to see so many of them were neglected and abused in Bali.
Thatβs when I decided to focus on rescuing only bullies.
900
Pitbulls rescued since 2018 without any facility (only from my own home).
46
Dogs under our care at the moment.
1000s
More needing help on the island.
Baliβs Bullies need your help.
Foster
Would you like to help foster one of our Bullies for 6 weeks or more? Apply now! Weβd love to hear from you.
Adopt
Are you interested in adopting one of our Bullies? Apply now! Let us know which bully is melting your heart!
Donate
Donate toward emergency rescues, building the Bali Bully Rescue Centre, or our operational costs.
Success Stories
Candy
Candy had been dumped with the worst scabies I had ever seen. She was terrified of humans and screamed like she was being killed the first time I tried to touch her. After 1 month she started to trust me. Dr Kadek thought she had been hit by a vehicle and unlikely to ever walk again. But as Candy's soul healed, somehow her body healed too. She can even jump and run around now when she plays with us. Her skin cancer needs ongoing care and she trusts noone but us, so we fell in love with her and she is part of our family forever now.
Zeus
Zeus was posted on social media in a local group tied up and collapsing. His head was 4 times bigger than it should have been. When people ask me to help of course I rushed to the location to get him. What I saw was absolutely shocking. He didn't even look like a dog anymore. Zeus had the biggest absess I had seen and his body was just skin and bones, malnourished and dehydrated. I actually thought I can't save him but he proved us very wrong and recovered like a champ. Always with a big smile on his face. He just knew it was worth fighting as he was feeling loved for the first time in his life. Zeus is obviously having the time of his life now with incredible loving parents.
Shadow
Shadow was only 9 kg when I rescued him from a dog fighter. He nearly starved to death. He was so weak he couldn't stand up, couldn't walk and very anaemic because of malnutrition. I picked hundreds of ticks from his body and they couldn't even bite him anymore as there was nothing they could feed on. Despite his horrific condition Shadow could still wag his tail. The first night I slept with him in his kennel. I was worried he wouldn't make it through the night. But Shadow surprised us all, he pulled through and showed us he wanted to live. Shadow has been in his foster home for 1 year now and even has his own dog treats brand now named Shadows!! His foster parents started the business to support Bali bully rescue and so more dogs like shadow could be given a new lease of life.
Where does the money go?
A mandatory checkup and sterilization costs about $300 USD.
Food costs $50-80 USD a month per dog.
USD $35,000 already donated so we could buy land for the Rescue Centre.
USD $50,000 still needed to build the centre, which will house 60 dogs.
The Bali Bully Rescue Center
Our rescue center is a safe haven for our dogs, where they can recover surrounded by peace and love.
How We Rescue Baliβs Bullies
Once we have a bully in our care, we work alongside the best vet in Bali to get them back to full health. This includes:
Blood tests
Sterilization
Deworming
Vaccinations
Tick treatment
Any other treatments they may need
Once the dogs have been treated by the vet, I bring them to my home and they have time to heal and build up trust with me.
I then evaluate their character and bring in my K9 trainers and behaviourists. I have to make sure I choose the right trainer for the right temperament of the dog in order to give them the best head start.
Follow our journey @k_k_balibullyrescue
