200 Male Cats Belonging to Cengkareng Residents Sterilized

As many as 200 male cats kept by residents were sterilized by officers from the West Jakarta Food Security, Maritime and Agriculture Sub-agency (KPKP) and the Polsatwa Korsabhara Baharkam Polri, Tuesday (10/27) at the Cengkareng Fisheries Product Promotion Center (TPHP), Jalan Cendrawasih I, Cengkareng Barat Urban Village, West Jakarta.

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Head of West Jakarta KPKP Sub-agency, Bety Rohmawati, said this sterilization is a routine agenda that is carried out using a door-to-door system in residential areas.

190 Male Cats in South Jakarta Sterilized

"This sterilization is an effort to manage the population and welfare of cats," she said, Tuesday (10/27).

This is the seventh event held in the Cengkareng District this year. The final event is planned for November at the Kebon Jeruk District Office.

A total of 1,788 male cats have been sterilized, out of the target set this year of 2,200 cats.

"That number doesn't include today's event and the final event. We are optimistic we can reach our target," she emphasized.

Sub-agency's Head Section of Animal Husbandry and Health, Tanti explained there are a number of conditions that residents must fulfill if they want to sterilize their pet male cats, such as having a Jakarta ID card and the cat being in good health.

Then, the owner must transport the cat using a cage and the cat must fast for at least eight hours before sterilization.

"For cats that have not been vaccinated, we also give rabies vaccine," she explained.