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Pet shelters see high demand ahead of Idul Fitri
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Safe shelter: A Surakarta resident (right) entrusts her dog to a pet shelter in Kawatan, Surakarta, Central Java, on June 22. (JP/Ganug Nugroho Adi)
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et houses in Surakarta, Central Java, have seen a jump in demand for safe temporary homes for pets ahead of the Idul Fitri festivity, which is expected to fall on Sunday.
Many residents chose to entrust their pets to animal shelters before they went home to celebrate the holiday. Some of them had ordered a place for their pets three weeks before Idul Fitri.
“By three days before Idul Fitri, we had received 20 dogs and 15 cats. Around 30 more pets will come,” said Hartanto, 29, an administrator of a pet shelter in Kawatan, Surakarta.
He said his pet shelter provided 80 cages for dogs and cats. Like in previous years, the cages were fully occupied by Friday, two days before Idul Fitri.
“In normal days, only around five animals are entrusted to this shelter. But during Idul Fitri holidays, all cages will be fully booked. We have rejected several pet owners because of our limited capacity."
Pet shelter Kucing Mania prepared 50 cages for cats. “They’re fully booked,” said owner Rio Rosha Putra.
Hartanto said during a holiday season, the boarding service fee for dogs was Rp 80,000 (US$6) per day and Rp 50,000 for cats. In normal days, the fees were much cheaper, at only Rp 50,000 for dogs and Rp 30,000 for cats.
“The fee covers all treatments, such as food and health care including bathing. Usually, they entrust their pets to us for around 4-5 days,” said Hartanto. (ebf)
