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Animal Friends Jogja (AFJ)

Animal welfare campaigns, spay and neuter, adoption and education from Yogyakarta, including the dog meat trade.

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Published focus

Animal Friends Jogja (AFJ) describes itself as an animal welfare organisation working to improve animal welfare through proactive programmes. Its website lists campaign, adoption, rescue, education, spay and neuter, and animal sponsorship programmes. AFJ also describes itself as a founding member of the Dog Meat Free Indonesia coalition, which raises the issue of the dog and cat meat trade.

Understanding its work

Active campaigns listed include Dog Meat Free Indonesia, ending travelling dolphin circuses, care for carriage horses, cage-free farming and a ban on masked dancing monkeys. Its education programme, “Temanku Alam dan Satwa”, is aimed at young people. AFJ explains that rescued animals stay in a halfway house with limited space while they await adoption.

Before you contact

AFJ states that it is not a shelter and cannot process every report. People reporting a case are asked to provide photos or video and their own details, and to stay involved through to adoption or fostering. Its location is not published; visits are by email appointment after reading the FAQ. Inclusion here is not a partnership or an assurance that a case will be handled.

Volunteer programmes, costs and requirements →

At a glance

From the organisation’s official website; the logo is shown for identification only.

Based in
Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta
Works in
Special Region of Yogyakarta

Programmes, as published on its website

  • Rescue ↗ — Rescues dumped, abused or neglected cats and dogs, cares for them at a temporary sanctuary, and rehomes them through a strict adoption process.
  • Spay and Neuter ↗ — Spaying and neutering of cats and dogs to control the stray population, including monthly low-cost sterilisation.
  • Education (Temanku Alam dan Satwa) ↗ — Animal welfare education for children and the public, including regular radio slots on RRI Pro2 and visits to schools and universities.
  • Dog Meat Free Indonesia ↗ — A campaign AFJ began in Yogyakarta in 2013 as Dogs Are Not Food, now the national DMFI coalition working to end the dog meat trade through investigations, education and advocacy.
  • Care for Carriage Working Horses ↗ — A campaign for the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta, covering drinking water, hoof care and recognition in local regulations.
  • Ban Masked Dancing Monkey ↗ — Campaigning and government lobbying to end 'dancing monkey' street shows in Yogyakarta and Indonesia, including taking public reports of the practice.

Animals it works with

Domestic dog →Domestic cat →

Related animal causes

Dog meat trade in Indonesia: rabies, laws and regional bans →Swim with dolphins in Bali? Captive dolphins, law and ethics →Dancing monkeys in Indonesia: macaque welfare, law and trade →Stray dogs in Bali, street cats in Indonesia: rabies and TNR →Gili islands horses, Bromo rides and Java's carriage horses →

Official links

Official donation page ↗Volunteering ↗Adopting an animal ↗Facebook ↗Instagram ↗X ↗YouTube ↗

Before giving, check the organisation’s permits and reports. How to check an appeal

Published contact: animalfriendsjogja@gmail.com source ↗

What has been checked

  • Identity and official website — Identity as published by the organisation; not independent verification. (checked 2026-09-25, source ↗)
  • Service area and service focus — Programmes and areas summarised from the official website; capacity, hours and animal acceptance are unconfirmed. (checked 2026-09-25, source ↗)

Not yet checked by PanduanHewan: registration and legal form, contact ownership and confirmation, dated activity reporting, financial reporting, independent audit. Unchecked items are not a negative rating.

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Identity and official websiteIdentity as published by the organisation; not independent verification.

Profile compiled from official public sources; no direct confirmation or registration check.

Source checked
2026-09-25
Next review target
2026-12-18

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Registration and legal formNot independently checked against the applicable registry.

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Contact ownership and confirmationThe official website is the starting point; phone and contact ownership have not been directly confirmed.

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Service area and service focusProgrammes and areas summarised from the official website; capacity, hours and animal acceptance are unconfirmed.

Published programme descriptions reviewed for directory context; current service availability was not checked.

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2026-09-25
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2026-12-18

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Dated activity reportingReporting periods, counting methods and reported outcomes have not been assessed.

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Sources & references

  1. Animal Friends Jogja — Rescue ↗
  2. Animal Friends Jogja — Campaign ↗
  3. Mongabay Indonesia — Topeng Monyet, Atraksi yang Renggut Kesejahteraan Satwa (2025) ↗

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PanduanHewan. Animal Friends Jogja (AFJ). Last substantive update: 25 September 2026. https://panduanhewan.org/en/organisations/animal-friends-jogja/

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