Nazrul Muhammad, a student from Cempaka Arum Elementary School, showing the chicks that were distributed by Bandung Mayor Oded M. Danial in the Bandung on Nov. 19. - JP
BANDUNG, Indonesia (ANN): Animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is lambasting the Bandung administration in West Java for handing out chicks to schoolchildren to get them off their phones, citing 'animal cruelty' and 'potential health risks' for the kids.
Bandung Mayor Oded Muhammad Danial recently introduced a policy called 'chickenisation', aiming to eradicate gadget addiction among students and to teach them about responsibility through taking care of animals.
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