BARKING from a brown pit bull was heard when Doni Herdaru Tona arrived. Dozens of other similar-sized dogs gathered around and barked in unison. The hushed atmosphere at the animal shelter in Parung, Bogor, West Java, became boisterous.

Doni Herdaru, founder of Animal Defenders Indonesia, approached the dogs. He spoke to them sternly, twice. They dispersed, and serenity returned.

Doni pointed out that it was common for dogs to bicker when one