KALIPURO – The smuggling of ten dogs to the Island of the Gods was thwarted by officers from the Ketapang Animal Quarantine Office last Monday evening (2/7). Officers immediately seized the ten dogs worth millions of rupiah, because Bali is a rabies quarantine area (mad Dog).
Originally, Ketapang Quarantine Office officers found a suspicious Sakura travel car. It is strongly suspected that the travel car was transporting purebred puppies. Dear, The suspicious travel car was already on a ship that was about to sail to Bali.
Don't want the vehicle to escape, The officers immediately followed the travel car to Gilimanuk Harbor, Bali. After making sure the car was carrying a dog, The officer immediately ordered the driver to return to Ketapang. When checked in the Landing Craft Machine port area (LCM) Ketapang, It turned out that the car was carrying ten purebred dogs.
"Based on the driver's statement, The dog was transported from Surabaya to Bali," said the head of the Ketapang Animal Quarantine Office, High Priest, yesterday (3/7). According to the Imam, sending dogs to Bali violates the Minister of Agriculture's Decree Number 1696/KPTS/PD.610/2008 concerning the implementation of Bali Province as a quarantine area for mad dog disease.
Because of that, anyone is prohibited from bringing dogs in and out of Bali. "Meanwhile, we have secured the ten dogs at the Ketapang Animal Quarantine office,He said. According to the Imam, The travel driver admitted that he did not know the owner of the ten purebred puppies. "We will coordinate with the police,” he said. (radar)
