On Friday, December the 15th three wild caught dolphins were found at the ‘Menjangan Shark Pool’, a tourist attraction In KarimunJawa area very poor condition. When the team arrived at the location we observed the poor dolphins kept inside a very shallow pool between reef sharks!
Within 48 hours we lost two dolphins despite fast action taken by both our team & the National Park Authorities assisted by the army & navy. The dolphins were relocated to the worlds ONLY permanent rehabilitation sea pen for dolphins in Kemujan, KarimunJawa area.
One dolphin fortunately was nursed back to health & then succesfully released. KarimunJawa is the area where the captive dolphin facilities in Indonesia take their dolphins from, all being illegally captured from the open sea to be abused in one of the worlds last dolphin travel circus.
In 2011 the worlds first dolphin permanent rehabilitation facility was constructed here, with the support & guidance of @dolphin_project & in collaboration with the Forestry Department National Park Authorities in KarimunJawa to enable illegally captured & imprisoned dolphins to be rehabilitated back to the wild.
As for this case, our team will monitor, very closely, the legal actions taken against those responsible for these severe crimes & we have to CLOSE DOWN the traveling circuses to truly see an end to this ongoing exploitation happening to dolphin! Lets thanks @kementrianlhk for the fast action & to end dolphin travel shows in 2018.
We are going back in time & soon the immense suffering these poor horses will have to endure will start all over again.
Traditions & cultures are great & should be preserved, but of course it should be a good tradition that is not of violent nature towards humans, the environment OR animals .. If the excuse for bringing them back is tourism then think again.
When we started our program with carriage horses it was actually because we received so many reports from TOURISTS about the suffering & abusive way the horses at Monas we’re kept & treated. It was unacceptable! We then did a thorough investigation & indeed the horses were & still are, suffering incredibly.
The fact that the Goverment of DKI Jakarta wants to have carriage horses back is unacceptable at this stage. Accidents keep happening due to the working conditions of the horses in the heat, long distances, lack of veterinaty care & proper shelter. The situation in DKI cant be compared to NY http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2017/11/20/21094071/alasan-jaan-tolak-wacana-anies-sandi-izinkan-kuda-delman-di-monas where the horses dont need to walk long distances before being worked, like in DKI (from Depok to Monas, for example).
The housing of the horses is very poor, horses are kept on & inside wooden planks. This situation needs to change to prevent more suffering & road accidents. Also the originally wild ranging horses are imported to Java in boats from Sumba, a hell of a trip for the horses after which they are trained to become a carriage horse!
Filthy living conditions for the horses.
Filthy living conditions for the horses.
Horse that collapsed on the busy streets of Jakarta due to neglect & eventually passed away despite our team immediately heading to the area. RIP beautiful!
Horse that collapsed on the busy streets of Jakarta due to neglect & eventually passed away despite our team immediately heading to the area. RIP beautiful!
Horse that collapsed on the busy streets of Jakarta due to neglect & eventually passed away despite our team immediately heading to the area. RIP beautiful!
Horse that collapsed on the busy streets of Jakarta due to neglect & eventually passed away despite our team immediately heading to the area. RIP beautiful!
Two years ago a boat had engine problems & many horses died. We has monitored the carriage horse situation actively since 2009 & have worked to help horse owners since, even registering all the horses used, assisting with veterinary care & building a carriage horse welfare center. Yet these efforts are useless if we dont bundle forces to help improve the welfare of these poor horses. We are willing to collaborate & seek proper solutions together!
Jakarta is NOT New York! In NY its a hand full of carriage horses that are much better cared for & have regulations & SOP’s! Even so, many people dont agree with the carriage horses in NY & is becoming a dying business.
Banning them from monas was the right decision. There are many other ways to highlight Betawi culture & traditions.
Traditional Betawi food, ondel2, tari betawi, lenong betawi & much more! Please highlight traditions that we can be proud of .. Please dont support animal abuse 🙏🏼 @sandiuno @aniesbawedan
