About us
Every dog deserves a life worth living
From despair to hope. From fear to freedom. GAIA Island of Dogs exists for the dogs Bali forgot — and we will not stop until no dog is left on the streets.
Our mission
Saving Bali's street dogs, one life at a time
We rescue the sick, the injured and the abandoned from Bali's streets and beaches. Every dog we welcome off the streets receives veterinary care, sterilisation, good food, safety — and above all, love — until they are ready for a forever home.
We work alongside local villages, vets and supporters around the world, because lasting change for Bali's dogs is only possible together.
Our vision
Where despair becomes hope.Where fear becomes freedom.Where forgotten dogs find a future.
We dream of a Bali where no dog is born into hunger, no dog suffers without treatment, and every dog knows a safe home. Through rescue, sterilisation and education, we are turning that vision into reality — one dog, one village at a time.
Do you want to help save lives?
Monthly sponsors are the lifeline of Bali's street dogs
$50 a month covers one dog's food, medicine and care — from the day they are carried through our gates to the day they find a forever family.
Sponsor a dog · $50/moOur story
GAIA WAS BORN FROM A SIMPLE TRUTH: NO ONE WAS COMING FOR THESE DOGS
On Bali's beaches and back streets, dogs were starving in plain sight — broken by the streets and invisible to the world. What began as feeding and treating the dogs nobody stopped for grew into something bigger: a sanctuary where the forgotten could heal.
GAIA — the island of dogs — became that place. A stretch of Balinese land where street dogs arrive in despair and learn, often for the first time, what safety feels like. Where fear becomes freedom, and survival becomes a life worth living.
Today, GAIA is home to hundreds of rescued dogs and puppies, supported by a devoted local team and sponsors around the world. Hundreds more have been sterilised, treated, adopted and flown to forever homes. And still, every week, another dog arrives who needs us.
"Our story isn't finished. It continues with every dog we carry off the streets — and with every person who chooses to stand with them."
Our journey so far
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dogs sterilised and counting
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dogs in our care today
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days a year of feeding, treatment and love
Meet the people behind the rescue
A small team with enormous hearts — on the ground in Bali every single day.