PERKAM is demanding transparency over the welfare of Dara, Amoi and Kelat in Japan, calling for independent assessments and their return to Malaysia if their living conditions are found to be detrimental.
Key takeaways
PERKAM president demands transparency and action over the welfare of three Malaysian elephants, DAK, transferred to Japan’s Tennoji Zoo, citing lack of official information and questioning authorities’ accountability.
- PERKAM calls for independent experts to assess DAK’s welfare after seven months in Japan.
- Authorities including Perhilitan, MPT, Taiping Zoo, and NRES have not provided comprehensive explanations.
- If negative findings arise, PERKAM urges expedited return of the elephants to Malaysia.
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Animal conservation activists have urged Malaysian authorities to act before Dara, Amoi and Kelat suffer the same fate as Rani Hiroko, an elephant that died at Japan’s Tennoji Zoo in 2018.
The call was made by Malaysian Nature Conservation Organisation (PERKAM) president Prof Dr Santharaskaran Subramaniam, who is demanding greater transparency over the welfare of the three Malaysian elephants, fondly known as DAK, since their transfer to Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on 10 March.
More than seven months after their departure, Santharaskaran said the public had yet to receive a comprehensive official explanation from the relevant authorities about the elephants’ living conditions and welfare.
