off Janice and the driver were immediately on their phones trying desperately to find a local veterinarian. As we drove the dog convulsed, but then settled to the rumble of the engine. There was so much relief. Finally, a veterinarian was found and we were on our way. But as we drove the dog became ever more still. In the cool comfort of the van, within about ten minutes of our leaving the village, he silently passed away. Before Bali's island-wide vaccination campaign, the government (as many governments have done) spread a message of fear, and a solution based on strychnine that was ineffective as it was cruel. And when a community is both terrified and misinformed, it is ripe for the kind of anger and cruelty we observed today. We don't know yet exactly why this poor dog was suffering as it did -- whether it was disease or poisoning. But we can be sure it was one of the two. And we also know that both are unnecessary and preventable. During my time on Bali I have found most Balinese people to be incredibly kind and warm, not at all like the angry posse that harassed us and threatened the dog today. I hope that as dogs are vaccinated, communities grow safer and people are properly informed about rabies, the goodness of the Balinese people will overcome their fear, and dogs will no longer suffer in the manner of the one that died in our van today. --