Liberate Starving Sun Bears From Bandung Zoo

Recent footage captured at Bandung Zoo on the Indonesian island of Java shows skeletal, starving sun bears begging visitors for food. While the Zoo has, of course, defended the conditions, it is obvious that the bears are malnourished and kept in horribly inadequate conditions. They live in a barren concrete pen with filthy water. One bear was so hungry that visitors observed him eating his own feces.

This isn't the first time Bandung Zoo has attracted outrage for its treatment of animals it holds captive. In May of 2016, a Sumatran elephant named Yani was reported to have laid on the ground for more than a week, suffering and unable to move, before she died. She was photographed crying in the moments before her death.

On travel websites such as TripAdvisor, many visitors comment on how disgusting Bandung Zoo is, and how inadequate the care for the animals seems to be. The high profile death of Yani and the recent footage of starving sun bears at Bandung Zoo highlight the necessity and urgency of action for the animals held captive there.

Submit our letter below to Dr. Ir. SitiNurbaya Bakar and ask that her office investigate Bandung Zoo and stop the Zoo from abusing the animals it holds captive!

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Investigate Bandung Zoo & Transfer Sun Bears & Other Suffering Animals to Sanctuaries

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I am one of 250,000 supporters of In Defense of Animals worldwide, and I am very concerned about a situation I recently learned about. Recent footage from the Bandung Zoo shows emaciated sun bears begging for food from tourists. The bears have become so skeletal that their ribs protrude, and their living quarters are visibly filthy.  Please take immediate action and investigate Bandung Zoo before these bears are forced to suffer more.

Bandung Zoo has a history of animal neglect and abuse. In May of 2016, Yani the elephant was reported to have laid on the ground in pain for over a week before finally dying. Photographs show her crying in the moments before her death. These images of Yani and the sun bears have made Bandung Zoo the subject of international outrage.

Visitors to Bandung Zoo continually report seeing animals in poor health living in squalid conditions. The recent footage of starving sun bears captured at the zoo confirms that this institution is in no way properly caring for the animals it holds in captivity. Please hold Bandung Zoo accountable for its record of abuse and neglect, and please start planning to transfer the sun bears to a reputable sanctuary.

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