JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung admitted that he had discussed the discourse of the cat island, namely making one island in the Thousand Islands a place of life and breeding for cats. The discussion was held in a meeting with his staff and cat lovers.
"Yesterday we had a meeting with the Regent (A Thousand Islands) and with the cat lover community, they really provide support for it. We have had two meetings regarding the Cat Island plan," said Pramono at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Tuesday, May 20.
However, Pramono admitted that the DKI Provincial Government needed careful study and preparation before creating a cat island in Jakarta. The impact of procuring the cat island also needs to be projected. So, he did not want to be reckless in making decisions.
"Taya has asked the Regent of Pulau Seribu, you can't be half-hearted in handling this. After all, this is for long-term purposes, so you can't be half-hearted and can't rush," he said.
On Thursday, March 13, Pramono received a suggestion from a cat lover community to establish a cat island in the Thousand Islands. According to Pramono, Jakarta can present a cat island like in Japan. Japan has a number of islands that are mostly inhabited by cats. One of them is Aoshima Island.
"The cat island in Japan has become an extraordinary tourist destination. Everyone wants to come, because the Cat Lover community is really big, including in Jakarta," said Pramono at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Thursday, March 13.
Pramono views that if one of the islands in the Thousand Islands is used as a place for the cat population, it can also increase regional income in terms of tourism. However, Pramono does not know when the plan to establish a cat island will be realized.
"If we can make it happen later, then it can also be a revenue for Pulau Seribu, for people to come and then enjoy cat tourism," explained Pramono.
Meanwhile, one of the representatives of the Cat Lovers community, Sonny Kastara Dhaniswara, revealed that the cat island is a dream of the four-legged animal lovers.
"We can have a place to, not a cat disposal site, right, instead for a place to improve the welfare of cats. We have dreams, dreams and ambitions where there is an island in Indonesia, in Jakarta in the Thousand Islands maybe to be precise," said Sonny.
The cat island, according to Sonny, could be a center for rehabilitation and cat hospitals. In fact, this cat island is expected to attract foreign nationals to come to Indonesia, especially the Thousand Islands, in order to treat its pet cat.
"We already have the draft and hopefully I believe with the support of the Governor we can realize it," he explained.
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