Hello, Last month, I got Scorpion NGO to deliver your signatures to the Minister of Forestry and Environment when they had a protest to stop animal exploitation in Indonesia, May 2017. This is in addition to emailing your signatures to the minister a while back. Thank you Scorpion! Thanks as always for your support P Holmes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is the latest update I took from Rebecca's gofund update: In Motion... As you all know, I returned to the States abruptly after running into a bit of danger. In spite of others making a difficult journey even more difficult, my agenda is still ON TRACK! I won’t be going into the full details at this time, as I am trying to put a number of things in place without outside negative interference. What I will say is that the things we will accomplish, with the support you’ve given, will make a lasting difference in the lives of countless animals. Also, please know that the situation at the Bandung Zoo is not over. We are still moving forward to attempt to help but will be doing so through more creative channels. With the project in motion, we are dispensing funds to meet travel expenses on the Indonesia journey and have already saved some animals. We will be sharing more details over the next several days. In addition, we just received the photos and video of a demonstration put on by The Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group (SWTMG) where they also delivered thousands of signatures to the government, aimed at stopping animal cruelty and exploitation in Indonesia. We provided a bit of financial support for this effort. This demonstration happened a few weeks back and I delayed sharing it with you as I was trying to not draw too much attention to the groups that we were working with, prior to heading over to Indonesia. There are amazing things happening and I am so grateful for your trust and support. If you have any questions, please message me directly and I will most certainly respond. We received the following statement from SWTMG… The Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group called on the Indonesian President, Mr. Joko Widodo to stop the circus and all wildlife attractions in Indonesia because the attractions are a form of exploitation and cruelty to the animals. The demands were presented at a rally in front of the state palace on Wednesday May 17th, 2017. They called to end the circus and wildlife attractions including tiger circuses, elephants, dolphins, sun bears and photo prop with tigers and orangutans in the Indonesian zoos and safari parks. “The wildlife attractions endanger human lives, and they are a form of cruelty to the animals,” said Director of Wildlife Investigations Division at the SWTMG. ______ It’s important to note that SWTMG is a crucial organization in a very complex and dangerous setting. They are fighting for animals in a way that puts them in danger every day. The animals need them and we should be proud to help them. For the Animals, Rebecca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~