Meet Jacko, our handsome male Orangutan.
This is his story ..
On Tuesday August 6th 2014 the ASTI Team in Megamendung received a phone call from the Forestry Department about an orangutan in need of rescue. JAAN went to assist with this rescue of this adult Orangutan male, in very poor condition. He was kept for over 5 years inside a tiny cage, no bigger then 2 x 3 meters, living in his own waste. He could hardly see outside, had no access to fresh water and had nothing to hang on or a dry place to sit to lift himself off the dirty, wet floor.
The orangutan was obtained from Kalimantan as a juvenile and it is a miracle he survived for all these years under such cruel conditions. His hair was all matted and filled with lice and he was skinny and .. miserable.
We named him Jacko and he was brought to Animal Sanctuary Trust Indonesia (ASTI) where he immediately started to swing happily from all the branches and enrichments that were placed in his temporary enclosure.
He was tasting all the different fruit and veggies offered to him. He seemed instantly happy as he was rolling over and swinging energetically up and down.
For the whole team, it was a very moving moment seeing him so happy with actually so little .. These are just basic needs which had been deprived from him all those years.
Now Jacko is healthy and living a pretty normal life, but of course with such limited funding we are finding it difficult to reach our monthly goal to give Jacko his basic needs so, we need your help.
By Financially Sponsoring Jacko you will make a direct impact on his precious life.
‘6 MONTH PROGRAM’ where you will be required to sponsor Jacko for only 6 months. It is your choice if you would like to continue to a full year, but if not the responsibility will end after the 6 months has finished.
This package will include:
– An official Sponsor Certificate
– A Fact Sheet
– Regular photos/videos
– Monthly detailed updates
– The love and joy you get from saving a life
A small goodie bag will be sent out to you to show our appreciation.
The goodie bag includes a ‘I Sponsored Am Orangutan’ T Shirt that will be sent out at the end of the 6 month period (Indonesian Residents Only)
Jacko’s monthly cost is around IDR 1,500,000.00 ($110.00 US Dollars) this covers his food, medical care and any toys/enrichments for him. But, that is a lot to ask of 1 person so we will be allowing multiple sponsors for Jacko.
For IDR 500,000.00 a month you will able to help Jacko eat, stay healthy and have everything he needs to live a happy life, plus any extras will be put towards a new enclosure that we have been dreaming to build for him, which all sponsors will be updated on!
Interested? If you have any more questions/details regarding the program or just want to get right into sponsoring Jacko, please email jakartaanimalaid@gmail.com.