On Sale

All kinds of animals can be found in the animal markets of Indonesia. These big galleries where animals are for sale are known as Pasar Burung – which means bird markets – and are very typical in some cities in the island of Java. In these places, the animals, which are packed together and treated poorly, await to be sold and taken to a home where they will be exposed. Although birds are the predominant animals, different species of mammals, reptiles and amphibians are also sold.

This local custom generates an important trade of avian and other species, some of which are protected by law. Often threatened species are sold secretly at very high prices.