Farm Animal Sanctuary Riau, Indonesia.

Report on Vegan Farm Animal Sanctuary, Dumai, Riau, Indonesia, June 2020

It has been a difficult few months for the Farm Sanctuary because it has been rainy season.  Torrential downpours daily have turned the pig enclosures into complete mud holes.  There is not enough sunshine to dry out the space between rain falls so the pigs are stuck in a wet environment all the time. 

Electricity was finally brought into the area, but its power has been limited and intermittent at best.  The power problem stems from the fact that the Sanctuary is located in a very isolated area.  The Farm owners are hoping that the power will improve over the coming months, as promised by the local power company.

The donations raised to date have been used to enlarge the pig enclosures and to build the poles and infrastructure needed for electricity.

The Sanctuary is desperate for funding to be able to feed the animals and to make more improvements to the enclosures.  More photos and daily updates can be found on Facebook and Instagram under My Home My Animals Haven.

We thank all the kind people that have supported the Farm Animal Sancatuary with donations.

The Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) team paid a visit to the  Farm Animal Sanctuary in mid-January 2020 to see how things were progressing and to deliver funds collected by donors.

Funds were raised between October 2019- December 2019 for much needed renovations, for electricity to be brought into the farm, for building materials to expand the pig enclosure, for medical care for the animals and for building suitable housing for potential volunteers. 

JAAN team brought up two builders who stayed on at the farm to help S.Loong (the farm owner) and his wife- as it is impossible to get reliable local laborers.  The two builders, both from Sukabumi area are struggling there due to the rats that attack them during the night. 

The area is a former palm oil plantation and rats are attracted to the fruit of the palm trees.  Cobras then invade the area and eat the rats.  The rats are out of sight mostly during the day but come out at night and chew everything including people’s hands, feet and faces.  The only solution is to reduce the number of palm trees and clean the area thoroughly.  Some of the trees have been cut down and fruits and vegetables planted so that the farm does not have to reply on going to the local market every morning to get pig food.

I handed over supplies, the donation money, antibiotics and anti-tick medication to S.Loong.  He quickly ordered cement, poles and other materials to be able to begin work.  The builders started as soon as they could- expanding the pig area and arranging for electricity.  S Loong is very pleased to have help from the Sukabumi builders as he was struggling alone against growing pigs, torrential rains, flooding, and trying to feed all the animals without electricity.  In addition, the only generator had broken down just as the JAAN team arrived.

The farm animal sanctuary will only be able to build secure, rat-free huts for potential eco-volunteers with additional funding.  Daily reports are received from the farm about progress being made.  The farm should have electricity by the end of January !

Thank you to all donors !  JAAN could not have helped this farm without your support!