Karin Franken

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Karin Franken is an animal rights advocate working in Indonesia. She is the co-founder of the Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN). [1]

Biography

Franken was born and raised in the Netherlands, on the outskirts of The Hague. In the early 1990s, her parents moved to Jakarta. While visiting and travelling in Indonesia she noticed a need for improvements to animal welfare standards and began to volunteer with animal rescue organisations such as Pondok Pengayom Satwa in Ragunan, South Jakarta. She became the head of the organisation, until 2008, when she established JAAN with Femke den Haas and Natalie Stewart. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Karin Franken (L), co-founder of the Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) and the JAAN team inspect the condition of the community's workhorse". We Animals. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  2. "Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) co-founder Karin Franken sits with two rescued dogs in front of the JAAN shelter office". We Animals. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  3. "ABOUT US | JAAN Domestic". JAAN DomesticJAANDomestic (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  4. ANWAR, LARASWATI ARIADNE (2021-03-26). "Fighting for Animal Welfare". kompas.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-05.