Jakarta targets sterilization of 91,000 cats in 2026

An officer checks a sterilized cat at the Palmerah District Office in Jakarta, Tuesday (May 19, 2026). The West Jakarta Food Security, Marine and Agriculture Sub-agency has sterilized around 400 cats toward its target of 2,200 in West Jakarta, part of Jakarta’s province-wide target to sterilize 91,000 cats in 2026 to control the cat population. ANTARA FOTO/Sulthony Hasanuddin/nym/M052

A veterinarian performs a cat sterilization procedure at the Palmerah District Office in Jakarta, Tuesday (May 19, 2026). The West Jakarta Food Security, Marine and Agriculture Sub-agency has sterilized around 400 cats toward its target of 2,200 in West Jakarta, part of Jakarta’s province-wide target to sterilize 91,000 cats in 2026 to control the cat population. ANTARA FOTO/Sulthony Hasanuddin/nym/M052

A veterinarian performs a cat sterilization surgery at the Palmerah District Office in Jakarta, Tuesday (May 19, 2026). The West Jakarta Food Security, Marine and Agriculture Sub-agency has sterilized around 400 cats toward its target of 2,200 in West Jakarta, part of Jakarta’s province-wide target to sterilize 91,000 cats in 2026 to control the cat population. ANTARA FOTO/Sulthony Hasanuddin/nym/M052