IT was a bad day for Gugun. On a Monday last April, he was caught in a trap made of steel brake wires which was planted by natives of Pasir Tamiang village, Cihaurbeiti, Ciamis. The villagers were infuriated with him and had been hunting him since five sheep that belonged to the villagers disappeared a week before.

As a result of the steel wires, Gugun's right hind leg suffered a severe wound that resulted in its amputation after the inc