Your Location: Fighting Fear and Ignorance One Dog at a Time in Bali I'm not sure who saw the dog first or who was the first to tell the driver to "stop!" but it may have been all of us as it was impossible to miss the black and white dog teetering and shaking on the side of the road. Even from a passing car you could tell something was seriously wrong. Janice was the first out of the car. As the founder and CEO of BAWA (Bali Animal Welfare Association) she is all too used to the sight, and ever ready to help. As Janice, myself, and Kate Atema (the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Director of the Companion Animal Program) approached, it was clear the dog had been starving. Every rib was visible, and its dull and dirty fur was sunken where there should've been a full belly, strong legs and hips. But starvation was the least of our concerns. In moments of strength, when the little black and white dog sat up, we saw its wide eyes were glazed over. Not only were its muscles stiffening and tremoring throughout its body, you could see the muscles behind its eyes pulsing, causing the whole eye to tremble. So profusely was it salivating, that white foamy bubbles were covering its chin. Every time a car passed it shot up in terror. At some moments the dog's body went rigid and he would collapse against the curb. I can't think