Freelance photographer supporting animal welfare and conservation
Bailey turned 2 this month. Despite costing a fortune in operations for eyes, knees and abscesses, prescription food and medicine to control allergies, she is the love of my life. The current heat wave in my home town is making nights really uncomfortable and recently I only got three hours sleep one night. I should have [...]
Perth Bali Nights 21st July 2012 Fremantle Function Centre Tickets will be available in MAY Perth has a wonderful affinity with Bali and thousands of us travel there every year. During our holidays it’s hard to ignore the plight of Bali’s street dogs and many of us wish there was something we could do. People [...]
As a tourist it’s easy to think that the Balinese don’t care about their dogs. Truthfully they have more important things to care about like putting food on the table and making enough money to put their kids through school. But sometimes you get the opportunity to see a real relationship between a Balinese and [...]
Ringworm Puppy - There is a quarantine section at the top of the stairs for puppies infected with ringworm. They are all huddled together right behind the wire gate with one little black puppy on the wrong side, outside the gate. There’s a pretty view of rice fields behind them. He’s so small he can fit [...]
A young vet student studying in Scotland, volunteers at BAWA for a couple of weeks, helping with ambulance call outs and socialising dogs awaiting adoption.
A young Australian volunteer has the “job” of cuddling, socialising and walking puppies that have been rescued by BAWA.
Young puppies wait behind bars at the Bali Animal Welfare Association clinic. Dumped in a village temple and rescued by BAWA they wait for food, a pat and eventually a new home.
A trend is starting in Bali where having a breed dog is a symbol of prestige and these days it’s not uncommon to see Labradors, Rottweilers and other pedigrees both big and small on the streets. Sadly the Balinese don’t value their own native canines the same way and who can blame them? Despite the [...]
One of the highlights of this trip to Bali was to spend time with BAWA’s spay/neuter team in Singapadu in the Gianyar Regency. Singapadu seems like a middle class area relatively untouched by tourism and provided me with one of the most authentic Balinese experiences I’ve ever had. My driver drops me in the middle [...]
New built fishing trawlers in Benoa Harbour, Bali, are slightly reminiscent of paddle steamers with their balustraded decks and big curved prows. Made of fibreglass and looking like wood these boats only have the classic maroon anti-fouling paint on their hulls.