I just received a response from Animal Asia together with my original email to them. I will be responding to their email later today as I have questions to ask them, i. e. if they can arrange for media coverage and deliver petition for us . Scorpion is the group who highlighted the plight of the Sun Bears. Dear Mrs Holmes Thank you for contacting us with regards the conditions for the bears at Bandung zoo, Indonesia. Since January 2013, we have written on numerous occasions to the Indonesian government to appeal for the national and local government to work with captive animal management experts to address the appalling suffering currently taking place in a number of Indonesian zoos. We are also working in partnership with other NGO’s to try to address some of these issues. In May 2014, Wild Welfare carried out an animal welfare assessment at Surabaya zoo and are now providing training and support for the zoo staff. More details of this work can be found at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wild-Welfare/153007991531673 and http://www.wildwelfare.org/#!wild-welfares-projects/c21kz Wild Welfare continue to liaise with the Indonesian zoo association directly on welfare improvement schemes and training programmes, and the Indonesian zoo association have asked Wild Welfare to conduct a veterinary training workshop at Bandung Zoo. We are hopeful that this workshop will both identify and help to alleviate some of the issues that the bears and other animals at Bandung Zoo currently face. In January 2016 Wild Welfare also participated in a joint Environmental Enrichment Training and Master-planning workshop with the Indonesian Zoo Association South East Asian Zoo Association (SEAZA) at Solo Zoo in East Java and Bukit Tinggi Zoo in West Sumatra. The enrichment workshops were attended by keepers from 12 Javan and Balinese Zoos in Solo, and 7 Sumatran and West Javan Zoos in Bukit Tinggi. No environmental enrichment had previously been practised at either zoo, and the keeper’s enthusiasm went a long way to improving some quality of life for the animals under their care. Wild Welfare hope to continue this constructive partnership into 2016 to further improve and provide for long term changes to animal welfare in Indonesian zoos. We are also in discussions with ‘Scorpion’ on how we can further assist them to improve the welfare of animals in all Indonesian zoos. We have also written to government ministers responsible for zoos in Indonesia to encourage the development and implementation of national zoo legislation requiring the inspection and licensing of all zoos, aquariums, circuses, and private collections keeping wild animals in captivity. Regular inspections and audits would allow management problems to be identified at an early stage before they have a serious negative impact on the health and welfare of animals, and facilitate the implementation of new national regulations incorporating animal welfare concepts to address such issues. For more information, click here: http://asiaforanimals.com/coalition-voice/latest-news/item/63-neglect-and-suffering-at-surabaya-zoo-indonesia What you can do Animals Asia never underestimates the power of the written word, and while a single letter or email may not seem like much, the collective expression of many people's opinions can help bring about real change. I urge you to do all that you can to encourage the Indonesian Government to further legislate against zoos being able to keep animals in such appalling conditions. Please write a polite letter to the Indonesian Ambassador and send it to the main embassy address in your country. Embassy addresses can be found here: http://embassy.goabroad.com/embassies-of/indonesia I also urge you to sign up to our Asia for Animals action team and join us in speaking out for animals. We need your help to improve the lives of animals across Asia. Writing a letter on a specific welfare issue is a valuable way you can support our campaigns. Please sign up to become a member of our team to receive email alerts on the latest action that we need you to participate in. For more details, click here http://asiaforanimals.com/ and enter your contact details. I hope this information is helpful. Please contact me again if I can be of further assistance. Thank you for being a voice for animals Best Wishes, David Neale Animal Welfare Director Animals Asia Foundation On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Wufoo wrote: Title * Mrs. Name * P Holmes Email * Enquiry Captive Animal Welfare Message * hello, 2 weeks ago, I heard about the plight of Sun Bears in Bandung Zoo eating their own dung because they have not been fed properly. I contact the local activist Group Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring and asked if they can relocate the bears and other animals to a sanctuary. They said that is their aim if it is can be done. As you carry out many bear rescue, are you able to assist Scorpion or can you rescue these bears from the zoo? I also started a petition to close down the zoo https://www.change.org/p/president-widodo-shut-down-the-bandung-zoo-now thanks so much