An estimated 700,000 stray dogs live across Bali, with thousands more born every month. Without large-scale sterilisation and vaccination, the cycle continues. Puppies are born into suffering, disease spreads, and more sick and injured animals end up on the streets, beaches and outside businesses tourists visit every day.
Rabies remains a very real threat in Bali. Since returning to the island in 2008, outbreaks continue to impact both local communities and visitors. Bali has recorded human deaths from rabies, and thousands of people require post-bite vaccinations every year. The majority of rabies transmission comes from unvaccinated dogs.
Tourists notice the condition of animals. They see the mange, the injuries, the starving puppies, the dogs hit by motorbikes. Increasingly, travellers are speaking openly about it online. For many visitors, the stray dog crisis shapes their perception of Bali as a destination.
Healthy, vaccinated and sterilised street dogs create safer communities, reduce aggressive behaviour linked to mating and territorial fights, lower rabies risk, and improve the overall experience for locals and tourists alike.
We’re calling on 250 Bali businesses to contribute just IDR 1,000,000 per month to help fund large-scale sterilisation, vaccination, rescue and education programs across the island.
A growing number of Bali businesses are stepping up. Not because they have to. Because they care about the island, their customers, and the community they operate in.
They understand that healthier animals mean safer streets, better guest experiences, and a stronger Bali for everyone.
If your business would like to participate in saving lives, send us a message.
Monthly support through The Pack Challenge allows us to plan, respond and invest in solutions that reduce suffering long term. Every contribution helps fund the work across our four core pillars, ensuring animals receive care today while preventing suffering tomorrow.
Sterilisation is the only long-term solution to overpopulation. By reducing the number of animals born, we can stop the cycle of suffering before it begins. Monthly support funds operations and follow-up care so fewer animals are left struggling to survive.
Education empowers people to help with confidence and compassion. We focus on sharing knowledge about responsible care, prevention, and humane treatment so individuals and families can make informed decisions that protect animals in the long term.
Lasting change relies on sustainable systems and proper care that support animals across Bali, from street dogs to community-owned animals and those recovering at The Healing Centre. Monthly donations help fund ongoing care, proper nutrition and support for the people doing the work.
Rescue remains a vital part of our work. Monthly support allows us to respond quickly when animals need help, provide medical care and rehabilitation, and prepare them for loving homes where they can finally feel safe and valued.
I started rescuing dogs in Bali alone in 2012. No team, no centre, no big donors. Just me, a scooter, and a refusal to walk past suffering. What began as one person helping where I could slowly became Mission Paws’ible.
Over the past fourteen years we have grown from a solo rescuer into a structured organisation supporting animals and communities across Bali through rescue, rehabilitation, sterilisation, vaccination and education. I am still here because I have seen what happens when nobody steps in. I have also seen what happens when someone does.
The Pack Challenge is the natural evolution of that journey. For years we have responded to crisis after crisis. Injured dogs on roads. Puppies dumped in markets. Preventable disease spreading through unsterilised populations. Rescue will always matter, but prevention is what truly changes a landscape.
I am passionate because I have stood in the worst of it and I have also witnessed transformation. I have seen neglected dogs become healthy, safe and loved. I have watched communities shift when access to sterilisation and vaccination becomes consistent. I am still pushing because Bali’s animals deserve more than temporary relief. The Pack Challenge gives us sustainable structure, long-term goals and the ability to build systems that outlast any one rescue story. After fourteen years, I know one thing for certain: steady community action changes more lives than emergency reaction ever will.
Prue Barber
Mission Paws’ible Founder
Mission Paws’ible Charity Pty Ltd is a registered Australian charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
We are endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) by the Australian Taxation Office.
Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible in Australia.
ACNC Charity Register: View Here
ABN: 75628379500
We also accept donations through our US based 501(c)3 non-profit, Mission Paws’ible INC, where 100% of the funds get sent to our Indonesian Yayasan Proyek Peduli to help animals in need.
INDONESIA
YAYASAN PROYEK PEDULI INDONESIA
BNI
Account: 0982421443
SWIFT: BNINIDJA
AHU-AH.01.06-0040943
USA
MISSION PAWS’IBLE LLC
COLUMN N.A.
Account Number: 834826102810388
Routing Number: 121145433
Account Kind: Checking
EIN 81-2989148
