Viral Cat Relocation With Tied Plastic Wrap, GBK Evaluation Of Vendor Officers

JAKARTA - The animal welfare organization, through the @nathasatwanusantara Instagram account, urged GBK to evaluate the vendor's action. It is hoped that the GBK will discuss together and provide the latest information about the current location of the cat.

"Relocating cats with plastic tied up? Is this a human reaction after being proposed to be animal-friendly by providing stray feeding spots such as @mrtjkt and cat sterilization for population control?" reads the quote from the Instagram post.

Responding to this, Gelora Bung Karno's manager evaluated the case of vendor officers wrapping cats in plastic to sterilize areas on the ring road of the main stadium of stray cats. Asep Triyadi in Jakarta, Tuesday, June 18.

Asep said that his party deeply regretted the incident of animal relocation by vendors in the GBK area which did not comply with standards.

It is added that the existence of a stray cat-free area at the Main Stadium has the aim of providing a clean and comfortable feeling to GBK visitors just like other stadiums.

However, of course vendors are obliged to understand and comply with applicable animal welfare standards.

Therefore, the GBK manager is committed to taking corrective steps so that similar incidents do not happen again.

"Furthermore, we are also open to communicating with animal lovers and observers to get advice and work together to improve animal welfare in GBK," he said as quoted by ANTARA.

Thus, his party appreciates the public's concern and will continue to improve animal protection and welfare in the GBK area.

Until now, GBK managers are still evaluating and considering areas suitable for wild animals in the environment around the stadium.

"For which area is sterile, this is being our evaluation material," he concluded.