Perak exco defends 25-year Malaysia–Japan elephant deal after outcry, says welfare safeguards in place

Perak exco defends 25-year Malaysia–Japan elephant deal after outcry, says welfare safeguards in place

BATU GAJAH, May 9 — The 25-year international cooperation agreement involving three Malaysian elephants – Dara, Amoi and Kelat (DAK), between Taiping Zoo and Night Safari (ZTNS) and Tennoji Zoo Osaka (TZO) has been described as reasonable.Perak Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Sandrea Ng Shy Ching said the duration was determined based on long-term conservation and breeding efforts, with various views taken into account before the…

Elephant programme strictly zoo to zoo, not commercial, says council

The sending of Taiping Zoo’s three elephants to Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, Japan, does not involve any payment to either side, said the Taiping municipal council. (TikTok pic) IPOH: The programme between Taiping Zoo & Night Safari and Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, Japan, involving three Malaysian elephants is strictly zoo to zoo and not commercial, the Taiping municipal council (MPT) said. Its president, Mohamed Akmal Dahalan, said the trasfer of the three e…