Stories of pets abandoned during floods in Indonesia break Internet users’ hearts


An Indonesian soldier holding a cat through floodwaters at Jatibening on the outskirt of Jakarta, Indonesia on Jan 1, 2020. Animal rights community Garda Satwa Foundation took to Instagram, advising pet owners in flood-prone areas not to cage or chain pets when they leave the house. — AP

Massive floods that struck Jakarta and its peripheral areas have not only affected humans: Stories of pets left in chains or cages by their vacationing owners have broken Internet users’ hearts.

Footage of the dramatic rescue of a chained dog from a heavy stream in Cinere, Bogor, West Java, was circulating online on Wednesday evening.

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