(via AFA Coalition - Help Save Bali's Heritage Dog)Help Save Bali's Heritage Dog© Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA)The victim of indiscriminate mass culling and the shocking dog meat trade, Bali’s unique heritage dog is under threat of extinction. Many tens of thousands of innocent dogs are brutally slaughtered every year. Their suffering is horrendous.Numbers of pure Bali dogs on the island have plunged to a critical point over the last decade, following mass cullings after the introduction of rabies in Bali in 2008.But it doesn’t have to be this way!Fear of rabies is a major driving force for indiscriminate dog culls, causing thousands of unnecessary dog deaths every year. Where rabies is endemic, so is cruelty to dogs. During a cull, methods used to kill dogs include poisoning, beating and shooting. All often result in slow and agonising deaths.But it doesn’t have to be this way!Humane alternatives to dog culling don't only exist – they're the most effective way to manage dog populations and to eliminate rabies.