A robin redbreast in a cageSets all of heaven in a rageA dove house filled with doves and pigeonsShudders hell through all its regions

-William Blake.

Inever fail to be aroused to some pitch of quiet fury when I pass a Jakarta bird market. Such sentiments as Blake's come easily.

The trade in wild birds in Indonesia is enormous. From the big bird and wildlife markets in Jakarta such as Jalan Barito west of Bl