The shelter was built by love not war or greed!
- Björn Medernach CEO
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
Aseman Bali Dog Association The shelter was built by love not war or greed.
I came to Bali with one purpose, to save its forgotten dogs. From nothing but a dream, I built the island’s largest independent dog rescue shelter with my own savings, the inheritance from my late father, and the kindness of donors who believed in a better future for these animals.
Here access to my work:
Every brick, every fence, every bowl of food was placed with love. It was never about money or power, only about giving Bali’s dogs the chance to feel safe, loved, and wanted.
In 2025, after false accusations and betrayal by those I once trusted, I was unlawfully detained and deported from the very place I had poured my heart into. The stress and trauma made me heavily sick. I suffered a stroke and was left in a weakened state while locked away. During that time, my accounts were stolen, my name erased, and my story twisted to raise funds without my consent.
I lost my shelter, my donors, and the work I had devoted my life to, but the deepest wound is knowing the dogs I rescued may now face uncertainty without me.
This was never about who spent more or less. It has always been about creating the greatest possible impact for the dogs. And no matter where I am, I will never stop fighting for them.
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I have nothing left.
Every franc of the more than 250,000 CHF I invested came from my own hands, my own heart, my own life’s savings, to build a sanctuary and charity of safety and love for Bali’s forgotten dogs.
But everything was taken from me.
Not because I failed, not because I did wrong, but because greed of Trysa and her family who where my staff!
Money is i since beginning to them more important than the lives of the very dogs I swore to protect, as they are in deep debts!
Now, without a shelter, without funds, and with the dogs I once cradled in my arms facing uncertainty, I am starting from zero.
Your support can help me rise again.
Your donation can give these dogs a second chance at life, safety, and love.
This is not just about rebuilding walls.
It is about rebuilding hope, for the animals who have no voice but ours.
Let's build together future where every Bali Street Dog lives free from suffering healthy, loved, and respected as part of the community.
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