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    COVID-19: Indonesia 'dog doctor' rescues canines from pandemic peril

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    COVID-19: Indonesia 'dog doctor' rescues canines from pandemic peril

    Animal shelter is home to about 1,400 canines and has become a refuge for at-risk animals

    Published:  July 11, 2020 16:29 AFP  and  Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Editor
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    Jakarta: Indonesian doctor Susana Somali and her staff cut tightly-bound plastic ropes off dozens of whimpering dogs rescued from the butcher's block after being sold or abandoned during the coronavirus pandemic. Image Credit: AFP
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    Somali's sprawling Jakarta complex, home to about 1,400 canines, has become a refuge for at-risk animals as cash-strapped owners sell them into the Southeast Asian nation's controversial dog meat trade. Image Credit: AFP
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    Mostly acting on tip-offs, Somali and her team hit the streets looking for stray dogs and butcher shops where more and more doomed animals are spending their last days howling in cramped cages. Image Credit: AFP
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    Somali - who juggles a day job testing COVID-19 samples at a local hospital - started the shelter in an upscale Jakarta neighbourhood more than a decade ago. Image Credit: AFP
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    Back then, she rescued one or two dogs from a butcher each week. But that number has soared to as many as 20 in recent months as strays are snatched off the streets for their meat. Image Credit: AFP
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    The 55-year-old mother of two negotiates with often unfriendly butchers, sometimes paying them cash or supplying other meat to secure the animals' release. "The real battle isn't rescuing them from butchers, although that is always scary. The challenge is taking care of these dogs during the pandemic," Somali said. Image Credit: AFP
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    Somali and about 30 staff at Pejaten Animal Shelter are struggling to care for a huge number of animals as donations plunge in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. Image Credit: AFP
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    The money is crucial to help cover upwards of $29,000 in monthly expenses, including employee salaries and the daily cost of half a tonne of meat for the animals. Image Credit: AFP
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    She started confronting butchers after seeing a video of a pregnant dog about to be slaughtered. "Someone posted images of this crying dog on social media and I saw the tears in her eyes," she said. "That's when I became aware of the butchers." Image Credit: AFP
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    Animal welfare groups estimate as many as one million dogs are killed annually across Indonesia, with more than 100 restaurants in Jakarta alone serving their meat, according to government figures. Image Credit: AFP
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    Animal welfare organisation Four Paws has warned that thousands of strays in Bali were at risk of starving or being snatched by dog meat traders, as a plunge in tourism hammers the holiday island. Image Credit: AFP
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    It is also a growing problem in other parts of Southeast Asia as traders prey on owners facing hard economic times, said Katherine Polak, a veterinarian with Four Paws. Image Credit: AFP

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