Jakarta, Dec. 5 -- The Governor of Jakarta, Pramono Anung, has directed city agencies to strictly enforce a new regulation that prohibits the trade of rabies-transtransmitting animals (HPR) for consumption.

The move is aimed at safeguarding public health and controlling disease transmission, the governor said.

The instruction follows the implementation of Gubernatorial Regulation Number 36 of 2025, concerning the Control of Rabies-Transmitting Animals, which took effect on November 24, 2025.

The regulation explicitly bans the trade of animals such as dogs, cats, monkeys, bats, and civets for human consumption.

"I have asked related agencies to supervise the regulation. We are consistent in implementing it," Governor Pramono said on Fr...