To mark World Veterinary Day, Lady Freethinker’s first-of-its-kind mobile veterinary clinic – launched in July 2025 in partnership with Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) – delivered a vital cat sterilization drive this weekend in some of Jakarta’s most underserved communities. Bringing care directly to areas where veterinary services are rarely accessible, the mobile clinic provides […]

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PETITION TARGET: Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia Andi Amran Sulaiman Dogs are being confined to small cages, often underfed and malnourished, denied veterinary care, and deprived of even their most basic needs. Many are forced to breed repeatedly, treated not as living beings, but as commodities used solely to produce puppies for profit. Across Indonesia, […]

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We’re excited to share a major breakthrough in Central Sulawesi: Parigi Moutong Regency has issued official circulars (Surat Edaran) that explicitly prohibit the trade, slaughter, and distribution of dogs and cats for consumption, and mandate enforcement and monitoring by local authorities. This is a critical step forward in our fight to end the dog and […]

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This Valentine’s Day, years of love and dedication culminated in the return to the wild of 24 long-tailed macaques. Thanks to your support, Lady Freethinker was able to provide the funding our friends at Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) needed to safely relocate and release these macaques after months – and in some cases years […]

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Peter is a Bali Heritage Pig whose future once seemed tragically foretold. Like the more than one billion pigs slaughtered for food every year, his life was likely to be short and defined by exploitation. But Peter is one piglet in over a billion. He survived, and escaped the meat industry. After being surrendered by […]

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The famous Bali Zoo has announced that it will end elephant rides, marking an important step forward for animal welfare in Indonesia. The decision, effective as of Jan. 1, follows a December 2025 directive from Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry requiring licensed conservation institutions to terminate elephant riding programs, in line with strengthened animal welfare standards. […]

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Since launching PROJECT Sulawesi in July 2025, Lady Freethinker, together with Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) and Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA), has driven unprecedented progress towards ending the dog and cat meat trade on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia – home to a network of supply and demand hubs, including the infamous live animal markets […]

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Last week, Lady Freethinker received an urgent alert from our friends at Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) in Indonesia: six macaques housed at a government quarantine facility were in severe condition – malnourished, possibly ill, and in desperate need of care. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to support the JAAN rescue team with […]

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In a landmark win for animal rights, Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has announced that a Governor’s Regulation (PERGUB) will be issued within one month to ban the dog and cat meat trade across Indonesia’s capital. He has further pledged to introduce Regional Regulations (PERDA) to establish a permanent legal framework to end this horrific practice. […]

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Lady Freethinker is excited to share that, thanks to your generosity, we are sponsoring an additional veterinarian for a whole year to care for rescued gibbons in Indonesia at Jakarta Animal Aid Network’s (JAAN) Wildlife Rescue Centre. These endangered primates — many of them tiny infants torn from their mothers — are among the most […]

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Lady Freethinker and Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) have reached a significant milestone for animal welfare in Indonesia with the July 3rd launch of a groundbreaking mobile veterinary clinic. Supporting Jakarta’s Forgotten Workhorses – and so much more Jakarta’s delman horses – the gentle animals behind the city’s traditional carriages – are not a breed, […]

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With powerful new public banners across key areas in Bali, Lady Freethinker and Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) are taking a stand against the illegal dog meat trade. Supported by local law enforcement, these banners send a clear and urgent message: animal cruelty and dog meat trading are crimes under Indonesian law – and those […]

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